French Assembly Poisoned by Debates Over Pension Reform
In the war currently underway in the hemicycle of the Palais Bourbon, all blows—even low ones— seem to be allowed.
In the war currently underway in the hemicycle of the Palais Bourbon, all blows—even low ones— seem to be allowed.
At the end of the day’s strike, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that she had heard the “questions” and “doubts” raised by the reform but wanted to continue the debate in the national assembly.
Labor Minister Olivier acknowledged “a significant mobilisation” in reaction to the reform, but President Emmanuel Macron, on a trip to Spain, sent a clear signal of his determination to see the reform through to the end.
There is one major omission from all the discussions on pension reform: the question of the birth rate and its corollary, family policy.
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