# Grenelle Agreements (1968)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1968-grenelle-agreements
Location: Paris

Government, unions and employers negotiated major wage and labor concessions during the May crisis. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles de Gaulle (President of the French Republic). Grenelle Agreements is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Grenelle Agreements is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1959)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Grenelle Agreements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Grenelle+Agreements&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Grenelle Agreements](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Grenelle+Agreements)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)