After a summer marked by a needless quarrel over how to treat their Roma population, the French seem on course for an autumn of discontent over issues much closer to their pocketbooks: the reform of their state pensions.
For the trade unionists and leftists gearing up to take on President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government over treasured welfare benefits, protests may well drown out the summer storm over the Roma. For the rest of Europe, the memory may not fade so fast.
For more: Letter From Europe - East European Eyes on France’s Roma Policy - NYTimes.com
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