By Ali Rıza Taşdelen This week France will be marked by strikes and demonstrations. On January 17th there were strikes by Teachers and National Education workers, on January 18th by railway workers, on January 19th by all sectors with the call of 8 unions and on January 21st there will be a big march in Paris with the call of ...

Inflation in Germany in October exceeded expectations and hit a new record of 10.4 percent, driven by high increases in energy and food. More than 200,000 workers took part in warning strikes and protests at factories in the metal and electricity industries last week. Germany’s largest labor union in the automotive and electrical sectors, IG Metall, responded to employers’ resistance ...