France’s new PM announces renegotiation of contested pension reforms
2 months, 2 weeks ago

France’s new PM announces renegotiation of contested pension reforms

Al Jazeera  

Francois Bayrou wants to hold more talks in order to prevent another collapse of government amid budget debates. The new prime minister of France has announced he will renegotiate the contested plan to raise the age of retirement in the country in a bid to stabilise his government and pass a budget. Bayrou, who was appointed last month after his predecessor’s government fell, pledged to pursue “a new path of reform” as long as an approved budget can guarantee financing and the “financial balance” of the pension system is maintained. The effort unleashed months of mass protests from January to June 2023, with opposition groups and unions saying the reform would disproportionately affect certain groups like those with physically demanding jobs. Bardella warned on Monday that his party would oppose any budget that would raise the cost of medication, provide more healthcare for migrants staying illegally in France, and impose new taxes on businesses.

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French PM Bayrou vows to focus on stability, dialogue, pension reform
2 months, 2 weeks ago

French PM Bayrou vows to focus on stability, dialogue, pension reform

China Daily  

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Jan 14, 2025. PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday his government will focus on stability, dialogue and profound reforms, especially on pensions. In his general policy speech, Bayrou emphasized the urgency of reducing France's historic public debt and achieving financial …

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law
1 year, 10 months ago

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. A LONG SHOT AT A REFERENDUM The Constitutional Council’s role is to assess whether the opposition’s request over bringing the retirement age back to 62 meets …

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law
1 year, 11 months ago

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday, the day after the country’s constitutional body approved the change. On Friday, the Constitutional Council rejected some parts of the government’s pension legislation but approved the higher minimum retirement age, which was central to Macron’s plan and the …

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law
1 year, 11 months ago

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country's retirement age by two years, the government's official journal showed on Saturday, as unions vow to oppose the controversial changes including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Key points: The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled in favour of key provisions of the reform, including …

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests

Al Jazeera  

The Constitutional Council rules in favour of key provisions of the reform, including raising the retirement age to 64. French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country’s retirement age by two years. The proclamation of the law came after France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved the main retirement-age measure and follows months of …

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests

LA Times  

Demonstrate gather in Paris on Friday after France’s Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64. France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne …

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age
1 year, 11 months ago

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

Al Jazeera  

France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan. “Stay the course, that’s my motto,” Macron said on Friday as he inspected restoration efforts at the Notre Dame cathedral, four years after a devastating fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece. Far-right Rassemblement National figurehead Marine Le Pen added that …

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?
1 year, 11 months ago

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of France in the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Because people really hate Macron — we hate him — and we’re only at the beginning, we have four more years,” said insurance salesman Mohamed Belmoud, 28. …

French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests
1 year, 11 months ago

French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests

Associated Press  

PARIS — French trade union leaders walked out of talks with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday after failing to find a compromise on the contentious plan to raise the country’s legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years. The heads of France’s major unions, who want the withdrawal of the pension plan, met with Borne a day before the …

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?
2 years ago

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?

The Hindu  

In Paris, there is growing unrest over the government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64. This means people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. French President Emmanual Macron rushed a reform in the Lower House of Parliament to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 without holding a vote. …

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?
2 years ago

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Protesters on Friday, March 17, clashed with the police at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, near the National Assembly building amid growing unrest over the ruling government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64, meaning people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. But on Thursday, …

France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
2 years ago

France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a …

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
2 years ago

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a …

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan
2 years ago

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament, deepening a widely shared feeling that he doesn’t hear the grievances of the French. In a letter last week to …

French Senate votes raising retirement age to 64
2 years ago

French Senate votes raising retirement age to 64

The Hindu  

French senators early on March 9 voted in favour of raising the legal retirement age to 64 from 62, a first win for President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans which have sparked protests and strikes across the country. Two hundred and one members of the Senate, dominated by the conservative Les Republicans party, voted in favour of the reform's flagship …

French strikers maintain pressure to reject pension plan
2 years ago

French strikers maintain pressure to reject pension plan

The Independent  

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France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age
2 years ago

France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age

The Independent  

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France faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul
2 years ago

France faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul

Firstpost  

Paris, France: France’s trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed. “I call on all the country’s employees, citizens and retirees who are against the pensions reform to come out and protest en masse,” the head of the CFDT union …

Pension reform protests in France: What you need to know
2 years ago

Pension reform protests in France: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Unions have pledged to continue protesting against proposed changes, including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. New strikes and protests from some of France’s leading unions are under way against a highly controversial pensions reform plan that has seen millions come out on the streets against it. The proposed changes include raising the retirement age from 62 to …

Unions vow to shut France’s economy down amid pension battle
2 years ago

Unions vow to shut France’s economy down amid pension battle

Associated Press  

PARIS — Roads blocked, oil refineries disrupted, planes grounded and trains halted — unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age. The first actions started Monday, as truckers sporadically blocked major highway arteries and interchanges in go-slow actions dubbed …

Unions vow to shut France's economy down amid pension battle
2 years ago

Unions vow to shut France's economy down amid pension battle

The Hindu  

Roads blocked, oil refineries disrupted, planes grounded, and trains halted — unions are threatening to shut down France's economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age. The government is bracing for the biggest disruptions on March 7, when strikes are expected across multiple sectors and protests …

Macron champions pension plan as key to French economy
2 years, 1 month ago

Macron champions pension plan as key to French economy

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron advocated Tuesday for his contested plan to increase the pension eligibility age as part of the pro-business policies he has promoted since he took office in 2017, saying people need to work “a little longer” to make the system financially sustainable. Macron visited the Rungis International Market in the southern suburbs of Paris for …

Are Macron’s pension reform plans unfair to French workers?
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Macron’s pension reform plans unfair to French workers?

Al Jazeera  

Strikes have been held across France to protest against proposals to raise the retirement age. A day after France’s National Assembly started to debate an overhaul of pensions, workers walked off the job and took to the streets in nationwide strikes. The reforms were at the heart of President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election campaign last year, but are proving deeply unpopular. …

French lawmakers debate Macron’s controversial pension bill
2 years, 1 month ago

French lawmakers debate Macron’s controversial pension bill

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s parliament on Monday started debating a deeply controversial pension bill aiming to raise the minimum retirement age that’s touched off a wave of strikes and large street demonstrations, with more protests set to come this week. Macron vowed to go ahead with the changes – his second presidential term’s flagship legislation — which he described last week …

France must raise pension age to 64, prime minister says
2 years, 2 months ago

France must raise pension age to 64, prime minister says

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s prime minister insisted Sunday that the government’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is “no longer negotiable,” further angering parliamentary opponents and unions who plan new mass protests and disruptive strikes this week. In an interview with France-Info radio broadcast Sunday, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the age “is no longer negotiable.” Retirement …

French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom
2 years, 2 months ago

French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom

Firstpost  

Paris: France’s prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions prepared for another day of mass protests against the contested reform. An increase in the minimum retirement age to 64 from the current 62 is part of a flagship reform package pushed by President Emmanuel Macron to ensure the future financing …

EXPLAINER: Why Macron, French unions at odds over pensions
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Macron, French unions at odds over pensions

Associated Press  

PARIS — The French government is presenting a bill on Monday that foresees broad changes to the pension system that will notably push back the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. Those who don’t fulfill the conditions, like many women who interrupted their careers to raise children or those who undertook a long period of study and started working …

Explained: Why is the French public opposing Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Why is the French public opposing Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan?

Firstpost  

The new changes to France’s pension system will push back the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. France’s eight main workers’ unions are calling on the government to abandon the age measure altogether Paris: The French government is presenting a bill on Monday that foresees broad changes to the pension system that will notably push back the legal retirement …

France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age
2 years, 2 months ago

France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age

India Today  

At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age — but President Emmanuel Macron insisted he would press ahead with the proposed pension reforms. I’m scared of the future when I’ll be older and have to retire.” READ: Protest erupts in Paris after …

France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age
2 years, 2 months ago

France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age — but President Emmanuel Macron insisted he would press ahead with the proposed pension reforms. Quentin Coelho, 27, a Red Cross employee, felt he had to work Thursday despite understanding “most of …

Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age
2 years, 2 months ago

Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French workers angry over proposed …

France plan to raise retirement age sparks strike threat
2 years, 2 months ago

France plan to raise retirement age sparks strike threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy People in France should work …

French PM proposes raising retirement age to 64 by 2030, unions call for strikes
2 years, 2 months ago

French PM proposes raising retirement age to 64 by 2030, unions call for strikes

The Hindu  

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, which prompted vigorous calls for strikes and protests from leftist opponents and labor unions. Borne said the minimum retirement age to be entitled to a full pension will be gradually increased by three months every year, …

French PM unveils pension changes, unions call for strikes
2 years, 2 months ago

French PM unveils pension changes, unions call for strikes

Associated Press  

PARIS — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, which prompted vigorous calls for strikes and protests from leftist opponents and labor unions. The president of The Republicans’ group at the Senate, Bruno Retailleau, appeared satisfied with the planned changes, saying on Twitter …

Macron postpones France’s pension overhaul denounced by unions
2 years, 3 months ago

Macron postpones France’s pension overhaul denounced by unions

Al Jazeera  

The French president delays the announcement of his divisive pension reform plans from this week to January. French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing back his presentation of a significant pensions overhaul denounced by labour unions, citing recent leadership changes at two opposition parties. The Greens and the right-wing Republicans have elected new chiefs, and Macron said on Monday he would …

Emmanuel Macron: I’ll raise retirement age in France to 65
3 years ago

Emmanuel Macron: I’ll raise retirement age in France to 65

The Telegraph  

Emmanuel Macron will push back the official retirement age to 65 from 62 if re-elected, his government confirmed on Thursday, in a controversial move likely to re-ignite a fraught debate on pensions that sparked months of monster strikes in his first term. After enacting business-friendly labour reforms early in his five-year mandate, Mr Macron had hoped to go on to …

Macron, under strike pressure, mulls changes to pension plan
5 years, 3 months ago

Macron, under strike pressure, mulls changes to pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — The French government launched negotiations with labor unions Wednesday on potential changes to a landmark pension reform bill that sparked crippling transportation strikes and protests across the country. The furthest government spokeswoman Sibeth NDiaye went was to call the higher retirement age a “proposal.” Macron’s planned reforms are aimed at unifying France’s 42 different pension regimes into one, …

French government raises retirement age as strikes grind on
5 years, 3 months ago

French government raises retirement age as strikes grind on

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s prime minister said Wednesday that the full retirement age will be increased for the country’s youngest, but offered concessions in an ill-fated effort to calm a nationwide protest against pension reforms that critics say will erode the nation’s way of life. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe detailed the pension changes in a speech on Wednesday, saying bluntly that …

Details of sweeping pension reforms fuel French anger
5 years, 3 months ago

Details of sweeping pension reforms fuel French anger

Al Jazeera  

Major disruption across France is set to continue, but strikers seem to have support from the wider public. Paris, France – Labour unions on Wednesday said they would extend strikes that have already paralysed much of France‘s transport network for nearly a week, after Prime Minister Edouard Philippe revealed details of the government’s highly controversial plan to overhaul the French …

French citizens may soon have to work longer to get full pension
5 years, 8 months ago

French citizens may soon have to work longer to get full pension

Al Jazeera  

A new proposal to save public money would force french citizens to either retire later or accept smaller pension checks. The age when French citizens can receive a full pension should be put back to 64 from 62, the government’s special adviser to the president on pension reform said on Thursday. In a report, Jean-Paul Delevoye, said workers could still …

French fury
14 years, 4 months ago

French fury

The Hindu  

There is anger in France over Nicolas Sarkozy's move to push up the retirement age by two years. IN France, both Houses of Parliament have passed the controversial Bill on pension reform and, in a month's time, when President Nicolas Sarkozy will have promulgated it, it will become law. The right-wing President's plans to raise the retirement age have unleashed …

French bill to raise retirement age becomes law
14 years, 4 months ago

French bill to raise retirement age becomes law

The Hindu  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s reform raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 became law on Wednesday, a victory for the conservative government and a defeat for unions that waged massive strikes and street protests to try to capsize the plan. Unions argued that retirement at 60 was a cornerstone of France’s generous social benefit system, but the government says …

France in ferment over reforms
14 years, 6 months ago

France in ferment over reforms

The Hindu  

There was real ferment in the streets of French cities on Tuesday as a general strike coupled with massive demonstrations across the country brought life to a near standstill. An estimated one million people had joined demonstrations by 4 pm, protesting against the government's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and eventually 67 years. France's largest …

French strike over plans to raise retirement age
14 years, 9 months ago

French strike over plans to raise retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — Trains stood still and children played instead of studied as workers around France went on strike Thursday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to raise the retirement age by two years to 62. Boisterous crowds of protesters filled Marseille’s port and wide Paris avenues, as unions staged nearly 200 marches in several cities over a broad reform to …

France to raise retirement age
14 years, 9 months ago

France to raise retirement age

The Hindu  

The opposition Socialist Party and trade unions across France on Thursday sharply criticised President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. His government on Wednesday unveiled a controversial plan to raise the retirement age over the next eight years and to drastically reduce the special pension benefits that make France a pensioner's haven. Finance Minister …

France takes up hot-button pension reforms
14 years, 11 months ago

France takes up hot-button pension reforms

The Hindu  

French union leaders defended retirement at age 60 as the government launched talks on Monday on pension cutbacks that form a key pledge of Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency and that risk prompting strikes and protests. The retirement age “is not negotiable,” the head of the Workers Force union, Jean-Claude Mailly, said on France—2 television on Monday ahead of talks with Labour …

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