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epa10541014 French riot police stand as french union workers block access to the Fos-sur-Mer refinery during a protest against the French government's reform to the pension system, in Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, France, 24 March 2023. Protests continue in France after the prime minister announced on 16 March 2023 the use of Article 49 paragraph 3 (49.3) of the French Constitution to have the text on the controversial pension reform law - raising retirement age from 62 to 64 - be definitively adopted without a vote. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO