Green light to the controversial French reform of pensions wanted by President Emmanuel Macron: the eagerly awaited verdict of the Constitutional Council agreed with the Government approving the essential points of the reform including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The contribution index requested by the unions was also rejected.
PENSIONS: THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL WILL REVEAL THE REASONS FOR THE YES TO THE REFORM ON MAY 3
The Constitutional Council, chaired by former premier Laurent fabiusalso rejected the request for a popular referendum on the reform and announced that it will make known the reasons for the sentence on 3 May.
It is foreseeable that new protest demonstrations will start but 12 strikes so far no improvement of the reform has been produced and this should make the maximalist wing of the trade unions reflect, led by the new secretary of the CGT Sophie binet and from the political one, led by right-wing populists (The Pen) and left (melenchon).
PENSIONS: MACRON OPENS TO SOCIAL PARTIES
Strengthened by the approval of his pension reform, which was one of the key points of his electoral program, President Macron is now opening up to the social partners, trade unions and businesses, already summoned to the Elysée for 18 April. However, it remains to be seen whether or not Macron will confirm Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne at the helm of the government, who had expressed uncertainty about the reform in the last political stages.PE
