Paris (AFP)
The social partners were received by Edouard Philippe Thursday morning to "take stock" of the consultations on pension reform, before the resumption of debates in the Assembly and the "financing conference" next week.
Arrived shortly before 9:00 a.m., representatives of trade unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa) and employers' organizations (Medef, CPME, U2P) were scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister, Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud , as well as the Secretaries of State Laurent Pietraszewski (Retraites) and Olivier Dussopt (Civil Service).
This multilateral meeting, announced at the end of January by Mr. Philippe, aims to "take stock of the work undertaken" at the start of the year "on the issues of arduousness, employment of seniors, the minimum pension" and "transitions" between the 42 current pension plans and the "universal system" wanted by Emmanuel Macron.
The Prime Minister had hoped that "the possible elements of conclusion or in any case the elements of progress could be taken into account" by the deputies, who will begin Monday the examination in public session of the bill presented at the end of January by the government .
The social partners will also have to take this into account in the context of the "financing conference" responsible for proposing solutions to "achieve balance" in the pension system by 2027.
The deficit is currently estimated at 12 billion euros per year by this deadline, but this forecast could vary depending on possible government announcements.
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