On Labor Day a million-man demonstration in France to protest against raising the retirement age

France is preparing for a "historic" day, when up to 1.5 million people are expected to take to the streets to continue protesting President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, while unions say they have prepared "300 gathering points" across the country to mark May 1. May.

France is preparing for a "historic" day Monday, when up to 1.5 million people are expected to take to the streets to continue protesting President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

According to French media, including France 24, the French trade unions are beginning their preparations to celebrate a "historic" Labor Day, Monday.

She added that up to 1.5 million people are expected to take to the streets to continue protesting the pension reform.

In his turn, the Secretary-General of the French Democratic Federation of Labor (CFDT), Laurent Berger, said: "I think that tomorrow we will witness hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, and perhaps a million or a million and a half people."

He added that the unions had prepared "300 gathering points" across the country to mark the May Day celebration.

The French authorities expect between 500 and 650 thousand demonstrators, including between 80 and 100 thousand, who will roam the streets of Paris.

It is also expected that the movements will greatly affect air traffic, as between 25% and 33% of flights have been canceled at the country's largest airports, while the disruption of movement at Paris-Orly airport is likely to continue until Tuesday, according to the same channel.

Since the beginning of this year, France has been experiencing a social and political crisis, against the backdrop of protests rejecting President Emmanuel Macron's plans to "reform" the retirement law, the main clause of which provides for raising the retirement age.

And last Saturday, the Official Gazette published the decree to “reform” the pension system, which President Macron issued hours after it was approved by the Constitutional Council.

After rape, the mayor of a town in Hungary calls on Ukrainian refugees to leave

The mayor of Kiribes, Hungary, Laszlo Deurica, has demanded that Ukrainian refugees who have been harassing the town's girls and women leave.

Durić said there was a complaint from local workers that migrant workers from Ukrainian Transcarpathia raped a 16-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman. The mayor indicated that he would not tolerate such cases.

"As long as the mayor of this town, he will not tolerate harassment of girls, and he will also fight other crimes," the mayor added. The mayor also called on the police to take strict measures to protect the local residents.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), from February 24 last year to March 28 this year, 8,172,311 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Europe, of which more than 5 million people are registered in European countries as part of programs National assistance.

Pridnestrovian Republic considers arming Moldova a security threat

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Republic, Vitaly Ignatiev, stated that the republic's authorities view the arming of the Moldovan army as a security threat, and pin their hopes on Russian assistance.

"For the Pridnestrovians, this is of course a security threat, because Moldova is a party to the conflict, and it has not been settled," Ignatiev said.

He added, "We have questions: Why should Moldova arm itself against whom? As far as I know, the only conflict in Moldova is with Pridnestrovje. In this case, the role of the peacekeeping operation is significant, but at the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the role of international structures, including This includes intensifying Russia's measures so as not to allow an escalation of tension."

And in February of this year, during the Munich Security Conference, Moldovan President Maia Sandu asked Western countries to help modernize the country's army, acquire weapons and air defense systems.

Earlier, Germany started supplying 19 Piranha armored personnel carriers to Moldova. Military assistance to the republic was also announced by the United States, the European Union and NATO.

According to the Ministry of Defense, Moldova is already scheduled to receive light weapons, as well as deliver communications equipment.