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The French government has offered the fishing industry 110m euros after days of protests by fishermen over rising fuel costs. The president of the national fishing committee has called on fishing crews to return to work. Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier said that a three-year plan which had already been announced would now be accelerated. In January the government approved an aid package for fishermen worth 310m euros over three years. Mr. Barnier said he now plans to implement this over two years but this is still subject to approval from the EU commission. It remains unclear whether fishermen will end their stoppage. "We are not very satisfied with the announcement," Frederic Mateo, a union representative from Marseille, said. He described the government promise as "vague". Meanwhile France is bracing itself for a major strike over pension reforms. Workers are due to walk out for 36 hours to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to make people work for 41 years, rather than the current 40, before being able to draw a full pension.