France's Surprising Vitality: Growth Outpaces Neighbors

President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the retirement age led to strikes across the country/nGarbage collectors in Paris have been on strike for 19 days, leading to a buildup of rubbish bags/nThe fatal shooting of a 17-year-old sparked violent protests across France/nFrance is actually doing quite well compared to its European neighbors in various measures/nFrance has experienced higher GDP growth since 2018 compared to Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain