Thousands of French once again spoke out against the pension reforms promoted by Emmanuel Macron while Congress defines the last details of the text on the eve of the parliamentary vote.
“I say to parliamentarians: Do not vote for this law, it is disconnected from the concrete reality of workLaurent Berger, leader of the reformist CFDT union, said during a demonstration in Paris.
This Wednesday the eighth day of protests took place coincided with the meeting between seven deputies and seven senators, which agreed on a single text for the reforma key step towards its possible adoption on Thursday.
Yes ok Parliament is expected to approve Macron’s initiative, two out of three French people oppose the plan to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64 years by 2030 and bringing forward to 2027 the requirement to contribute 43 years (and not 42, as now) to collect a full pension.
Despite popular discontent with the reform, The Government remained firm in its plan that seeks to avoid a future deficit in the pension fund and a majority of French believe that it will finally apply it. Beyond the project, Macron, re-elected almost a year ago with the promise of reforming the second largest economy in the European Union (EU), it is at stake to be able to apply his program during his second termwhich will end in 2027.
In addition to the massive protests, there were cuts to key services such as energy, transport and the main point of tension with the government is the 7,600 tons of garbage accumulated in Paris.
The mayoress of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, refused this Wednesday to requisition the municipal garbage collection personnel, as requested by the government, by deeming that it is the competence of the State and when defending the “legitimate” claim of the garbage collectors.
Source: Ambito
