The Eiffel Tower in Paris was closed on Thursday as nationwide strikes disrupted daily life across France. Thousands of protesters marched through more than 200 towns and cities, denouncing proposed spending cuts and demanding higher taxes on the wealthy. In Paris, workers, retirees and students rallied from Place d’Italie, with heightened security measures affecting major tourist sites, news agency AFP reported.

The demonstrations, organised by France’s major unions, are part of an ongoing wave of protests that began last month amid political uncertainty and heated budget discussions. Unions are urging Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to abandon draft measures proposed by his predecessor, François Bayrou. These measures include freezes on social welfare and austerity policies, wh

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