Emmanuel Macron said Monday night his preference, in the project to overhaul the pension system, for a calculation of pension rights related to the duration of contribution rather than the age of departure. For "it's fair in terms of contributions [...], I prefer that we find an agreement on the duration of contribution rather than age", pleaded the president on France 2, "because if you have an agreement on the duration, if you start later, you finish later, and when you start earlier you leave earlier. "
"I want this reform to embody a change of method," he said. "We will build all together this reform," he said, referring to "more than a consultation", "a big negotiation", "a big debate". "Nothing is decided" at this stage, he said. "There are certain professions that - if we do things mechanically - would be harmed: nurses, carers, teachers," said the head of state, according to which "there will be no pension reform so much that we will not have built a real transformation of these professions. "
Unions vs. "full rate" age at 64
The retirement age focuses much of the debate around the future "universal system" of pensions planned for 2025. High Commissioner Jean-Paul Delevoye, who made his recommendations in mid-July, recommended a "rate" full "age" pivot "64 years, with a system of discount / premium. The unions rejected the assumption of an age of "full rate" at age 64 for all, including the CFDT Laurent Berger who saw a "red dot".
Speaking of the duration of contribution, Emmanuel Macron returns "to the option of an age of individual balance" and no longer unique, commented Monday night on Twitter Secretary General Force Ouvrière, Yves Veyrier. But this "that could appear as a less arbitrary position will lead many people to work beyond 64 years," he said, pointing out that "no one is fooled" and reaffirming his opposition to "a system universal by points, which will make it more difficult to reach the same level of pension ".
A dialogue phase around the Delevoye report must now open. The social partners will be received at Matignon on 5 and 6 September. Several unions announced a mobilization of their troops, including FO on 21 September and CGT 24.