François Bayrou rules out “an immediate suspension” of the pension reform and proposes a renegotiation with the social partners before September, the date on which the retirement age must be increased by 3 months.
A few hours before his general policy declaration, the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, ruled out any immediate “repeal” or “suspension” of the pension reform and proposed a renegotiation with the social partners before September, the date on which the age departure must be increased by 3 months.
He made this announcement to members of the government camp during a meeting this Tuesday, January 14, BFMTV learned from participants, confirming information from RTL.
The socialists have been demanding in recent days that the suspension of the pension reform be effective from the start of the renegotiation of the reform, and not only in the event of its success. The First Secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure, indicated this Tuesday morning that the Socialists were close to “conclude” a non-censorship agreement on the budget and pensions with François Bayrou.
Bayrou open to union proposals
According to information from BFMTV, the Prime Minister will announce that he is tasking the social partners with proposing changes and adjustments to this reform, for application in the fall. In December, he had already said he was “ready that within six months, unions, employers, businesses and political forces will examine all the problems and solutions to find compromises and replace the current pension reform.
-He could therefore still use the terms “freeze” or “moratorium” for this reform. A decree could be issued to cancel the 3-month increase in the retirement age planned for October 2025. The legal age would therefore remain at 62 years and 6 months, the current level.
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