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Two days after the presentation of the future pension reform, the French government is trying to bring the unions back to the negotiating table. Édouard Philippe called the unions Wednesday, December 11 in the evening.
" It does not stop here ." In the evening of announcements of the Prime Minister, Matignon still hoped to be able to negotiate with the unions. Édouard Philippe took his phone Wednesday to tour the unions, " to see with them how to quickly resume the dialogue on the construction of the universal pension system, " he wrote on Twitter.
This afternoon, I will be calling on trade union leaders and employer representatives to discuss with them how to quickly resume the dialogue on the construction of the universal pension system. https://t.co/nMXn2vfBJ6
Edouard Philippe (@EPhilippePM) December 12, 2019Even Emmanuel Macron reaches out to the social partners: " a consultation on the proposal of the government must be made, " said the head of state. The word " proposition " is obviously a sign of openness.
But is a meeting at Matignon possible? Because if the door of the government is always open, it is only partially.
Édouard Philippe wants to discuss hardship and family rights, but not question the main points of the project as the age of equilibrium at age 64 or the elimination of special diets.
On the side of the CFDT, the first union in the country, one says oneself " always ready to discuss " but first and foremost on the measurement of age. The negotiation abuts and is summed up for the moment to a dialogue of the deaf .
See also: Pensions: United unions after announcements by Édouard Philippe
- How the right hopes to benefit
The right had not been able to take advantage of the revolt of the "yellow vests" and therefore intends to take advantage of the mobilization against the pension reform. In any case she believes " because on this issue we reformed so we are credible, " says Damien Abad.
The boss of deputies LR presented this Thursday, December 12 a counter-reform with a mantra: to guarantee the level of pensions, it will have to work until 65 years.
" We must push back the legal age because if we do not push the legal age, well we will lower pensions and we will increase the taxes of the French. And this is where the government does not tell the truth, the pivotal age is the old age, it's the ball of hypocrites, it's those who do not want to tell the truth to the French "Says Damien Abad.
To tell the truth leaves to present a reform even harder than that of the government? The Republicans assume because by pushing the age of departure to 65, we earn $ 10 billion a year and we ensure the level of pensions.
And then because being firm "this is our first opportunity for two years to smash the reformist image of Emmanuel Macron, " decrypts a framework, which glances greedily the difficulties of the executive on the record.