A board at the closed Eiffel Tower during a new round of strikes and protests to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich on October 2, 2025 in Paris.
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Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday (October 2, 2025) to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich.In Paris, thousands of workers, retirees and students started marching on Thursday (October 2, 2025) afternoon from Place d’Italie. The Eiffel Tower informed visitors in a statement it was closed due to the strike.The nationwide strike, called by France’s major unions, was the latest of a series of protests that started last month amid political turmoil and heated budget talks.
Protesters holding CGT labour union flags walk next to the CGT balloon, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, during a demonstration in Paris as part of a day of nationwide strikes and protests against the government and possible austerity cuts in France on October 2, 2025.
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