PARIS (Reuters) – The French government said it would see through planned pension reforms but said the new system that has sparked nationwide strikes would be introduced gradually and public concerns would be addressed. A sign reading metro lines closed is seen at Gare Montparnasse train station as a strike by French SNCF railway and Paris transport network (RATP) workers continues against French government’s pensions reform plans, in Paris, France, December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Transport systems were paralyzed for a fourth day on Sunday as unions at state railway SNCF and Paris public transport system RATP extended their strike against the changes. “I am determined to take this pension reform to its completion and … I will address people’s concerns about it,” Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told Le Journal du Dimanche. “If we do not implement a thorough, serious and progressive reform today, someone else will do one […]