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Demonstration against pension reform in Paris on December 12. DOMINIQUE FAGET / AFP

Christmas sees the end of a third week without break in the movement against pension reform, which is seeking a second wind.

Magnus Falke Hed is a correspondent for the Swedish daily Expressen , which has been based in France since the 1990s. He recounts his outlook on pension reform in France, and is not surprised that it provoked a large protest movement .

In his country, Sweden, the points pension system has been in force for 15 years. Although he recognizes an imperfect system, he considers that France has for too long spared the debate on pensions.

“ It seems clear to me that having around 40 different pension funds means duplicates. I find it hard to see what would be more painful in the job of a train driver, compared to a truck driver. It seems to me to be common sense to want to modify the management of this. "

“ In terms of retirement points… In Sweden, one of the objectives, not always declared, was to save money . We have seen the number of poor retirees soar, and this is only the beginning. For these poor retirees, it is necessary to compensate with social assistance. They don't get by with retirement alone . "

“ I think that there is no good or bad pension reform, there are only reforms related to a goal that we set for ourselves. Do we want to simplify? Do we want to save money? This is where I get the impression that it is not very clear, what we want to achieve with this reform. "

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