“We don’t need to keep people working longer hours,” said Mathilde Panot
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14:18 : Working until the age of 64, the French are more or less prepared for it depending on their job. Report from France 3.
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14:14 : It’s 2pm, here’s the gist of the news:
• The last eight years have been the hottest on record in the world, reports the European service Copernicus.
The pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, will be formalized by the government today at 17.30. It aims, according to the executive, to balance the system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French trade unions must decide today on the first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
Heavy fighting is underway on the outskirts of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine close to Bakhmout, the hottest point on the front, said the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, quoted on Telegram by its press service. Yesterday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed fighting in the city. Follow our live.
• Noël Le Graët, whose remarks about Zinédine Zidane sparked an avalanche of angry reactions, should be heard this afternoon by the audit mission responsible for highlighting dysfunction in the FFF and suspicions of sexual abuse. According to information from Radio France’s investigative cell, several women testified against the French football boss.
13:17 : Here is the can’t-miss content on our site this morning:
• A survival guide to understanding reform and the debate, by Mathilde Goupil and Alice Galopin.
• This is french info about the turmoil within the FFF executive committee about Noël Le Graët.
• This report is by Laure Broulard in Antwerp, the Belgian port which is more frequently targeted by drug dealers.
12:36 p.m. : Hello . Marine Le Pen’s party opposes reform. In early January, one of his spokespeople called him “antisocial” at franceinfo. For Julien Odoul, reform steps can be reduced to a “slogan” : “work longer, live less well, die sooner”.
12:35 p.m. : Hello France Info. What is the RN’s position on pension reform? I don’t see anything contradicting the left and the extreme left. Thank you for your work
12:24 p.m. : Age of departure, duration of contribution, difficulties … The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, will answer questions from Internet users and viewers on France 2 and franceinfo channel 27, this evening between 20.00 and 21.15. You can send your questions in our form.
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12:41 p.m. : It’s noon, here’s the breaking news:
• Noël Le Graët will be put on trial this afternoon by the auditing mission responsible for exposing dysfunction in the FFF and allegations of sexual misconduct. According to information from Radio France’s investigative cell, several women testified against the French football boss. Among them, agent Sonia Souid.
The pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, will be formalized by the government today at 17.30. It aims, according to the executive, to balance the system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French trade unions must decide today on the first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
Heavy fighting is underway on the outskirts of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine close to Bakhmout, the hottest point on the front, said the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, quoted on Telegram by his press office. Yesterday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed fighting in the city. Follow our live.
To contain rising energy prices, fares for some trains have increased by an average of 5% from today. This increase mainly concerns tickets purchased at the last minute, and the prices offered to companies.
12:42 p.m. : Hello @Julian and @Alex At 20:30, Elisabeth Borne will answer questions from the French on channel franceinfo 27. If you’d like to question the head of government on a topic of your choosing, simply click here and use the form in the article. Journalists from the editorial staff of franceinfo.fr will select questions to ask the Prime Minister. He would be able to answer them directly.
12:00 p.m : How can we ask Elisabeth Borne the question for tonight’s interview on franceinfo?
12:00 p.m : Hello franceinfo, where can we ask the Prime Minister questions for tonight’s event?
12:54 p.m. : The postponement of the legal age of retirement will undoubtedly be the most scrutinized and commented on when Elisabeth Borne announced in the afternoon at 5:30 pm the final arbitration on pension reform. Concretely, who will be affected by reform? Explanation in this article by Raphaël Ebenstein.
09:24 : Not all Europeans can retire at the same age. In France, you must currently be at least 62 years old to exit at full fare. In Germany, it will soon be necessary to work until the age of 67. Our journalist Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel offers you to compare the retirement ages of our European neighbors with the French thanks to our search engine.
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10:16 : It’s 9am, here’s the new point in the news:
The pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, will be formalized by the government today at 17.30. It aims, according to the executive, to balance the system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French trade unions must decide today on the first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
At least 17 people were killed yesterday in Juliaca, in southern Peru, in clashes between police and protesters demanding the resignation of the new president, Dina Boluarte.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday that his troops were fighting back “new attack, even more vicious” in Soledar, near Bakhmout, a town in eastern Ukraine that Moscow has been trying to take over for months. Follow our live.
• Noël Le Graët, whose remarks about Zinédine Zidane sparked an avalanche of angry reactions, should be heard this afternoon by the audit mission responsible for highlighting dysfunction in the FFF and suspicions of sexual abuse. According to information from Radio France’s investigative cell, several women testified against the French football boss.
08:55 : ? Retirement: what project for Nupes? ➡️ “We have created a government program. It is marked in black on white our goal of shared retirement at the age of 60. We will create a complete counter-project”, Mathilde Panot announced. https://t.co/X3JqlLDjlz
10:17 : Guest on franceinfo’s morning show, Mathilde Panot, MP for Val-de-Marne and president of the LFI group in the Assembly, spoke about “good balance of power” with the government about pensions. “Seven out of 10 French people are against reform, against a handful of ministers”, believes the leader of the “rebels” in Palais-Bourbon. And to add: “What does Emmanuel Macron offer? After work, grave or misery.”
10:23 : In France, between 400,000 and 500,000 retirees continue to work, some out of fear of inactivity, others retain social ties. Economic needs due to pensions that are too low are also one of the main reasons. Sandrine Etoa-Andegue collected their testimonies.
08:22 : “It will not be a blank check for the government if we choose this text.”
While the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, will present the outline of the pension reform today at 5:30 pm, Eric Ciotti, the new boss of the Republican Party has indicated that his party could vote for the text under certain conditions. Representatives for Les Républicains from the 4th district of Haute-Savoie confirmed it this morning on info france.
08:03 : ?? “These reforms will plunge the country into a deep crisis”@Fabien_Roussel called for mobilization with the union front against #ReformeDesRetraites. #Les4V https://t.co/1f9uX07ukA
08:02 : .@Fabien_Roussel: “Nothing justifies increasing the retirement age. We want a great parliamentary debate… and no 49.3 at the end please” ?? @PCF #Les4V #ReformeDesRetraites https: //t.co/CImNrcowDu
08:24 : The “4 Truths” guest at “Télématin”, Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the Communist Party, believes that “There is no justification for raising the retirement age. We want a great parliamentary debate… and no 49.3 in the end please”. According to him, “These reforms will drag the country into a deep crisis”.
08:26 : “If there is an age delay”in the government plan, unveiled today, “There will be demonstrations automatically“, said last night on franceinfo Cyril Chabanier. For the chairman of the CFTC,”there are other ways to finance our pension system.”
07:26 : Legal starting age, hardship, special diets… If you don’t know these important concepts for understanding the reform debate, we can help you to see them more clearly with our glossary.
07:20 : D-Day for the Prime Minister. Elisabeth Borne will outline her pension reform this afternoon. A few hours before this presentation, we explained to you and my colleague Mathilde Goupil how our system works.
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07:07 : Today’s presentation of pension reform by the government is not surprising on the front pages of some newspapers, like Le Figaro Where West France.
