This is what the press noted this morning, in particular The Parisian.
“ The reform will be presented this Monday in the Council of Ministers. The executive no longer seeks to deny the extent of the challenge to its pension reform. But if he is ready for some changes during the debate in Parliament, he remains firm on the postponement of the legal age to 64 years. »
In fact, precise Releasethe government is trying to reassure: “ Olivier Dussopt, the Minister of Labor, explains that in this ‘redistributive’ reform and intended to ‘restore a maximum of equality’, ‘there are no losers’. And his colleague in charge of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, added: ‘why are we doing this reform? To save our system. Who are we doing it for? Above all for those who toil and have no other wealth than the fruit of their work. »
“Except that for two weeks, exclaims Liberation, ‘those who toil’, precisely, make their calculations. On the one hand, they see the postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2031. On the other, the acceleration of the Touraine reform which will require, from 2027, to have contributed 43 annuities for leave at full rate. This double measure upsets the plans of many French people, especially those born in the 1960s, for whom retirement was becoming an increasingly concrete horizon. Some have calculated that this would mean working almost an extra year to achieve the same result, or accepting a discount. »
Review his copy?
And Release to ask oneself: how to explain to a construction worker who works in sometimes extreme weather conditions and carrying heavy loads, or to a cashier who spends hours in front of her checkout in constant noise that they are going to have to work longer but that they don’t aren’t losers? And all these seniors ejected from companies or no longer able to find a job after 60 years, and who will have to wait at least 64 years to receive their retirement, would be winners? In short, it doesn’t fit. If he wants to convince the French, the executive cannot be satisfied with elements of language, he will have to review his copy. »
Hold your line?
No, the government must hold, considers for its part Le Figaro : “ the concessions accumulate and the addition thickens, to the point of calling into question the initial financial balance. (…) For the time being, this mainly gives encouragement to the unions (…). This government crab march makes things even more difficult than usual. But must not lose sight of the essential, still affirms Le Figaro: subject to being emptied of its substance, this pension reform remains essential if we want to save our pay-as-you-go system. »
France-Germany: a failed couple
Also on the front page, sixty years of Franco-German friendship… Yesterday, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty which had sealed the reconciliation between the two countries, “ Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz stormed with symbolspoint Le Monde, but they did not come up with any strong proposal on support for Ukraine, European defense or the energy crisis. (…) Lyrical speeches, beautiful images, a joint statement full of good intentions, but no breakthrough on the hot topics of the moment “, So.
The cross temper…” On both sides, we will always find good reasons to criticize the imbalance of this relationship. Here to consider that Berlin imposes its views. There to regret the lack of reliability of Paris on budgetary issues. The Franco-German couple – ‘a compromise machine’, to use Chancellor Scholz’s formula – may lack luster in the era of spectacle politics, recognize La Croix, but it is still the most effective and robust thing that has been invented to thwart the fatalities of geopolitics in Europe. »
The split PS
Finally, the Socialist Party is sinking into crisis… And we come back to the Parisian who observes that ” after an interminable recount of the votes, the party leadership confirmed the re-election of Olivier Faure as first secretary. But his competitor, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, is still contesting. »
Comment by South West : “ if it wants to survive the vice that compresses it between Macron and Mélenchon, the PS needs ideas and leaders. Today, he is driving towards a siding, if not worse… »