Emmanuel Macron was very clear in his wishes for the year 2023: “This year will be the year of a pension reform. » Promise of the presidential campaign of the President of the Republic, it will be presented by the government on January 10th.
Until then, the government and the Prime Minister are on all fronts to defend the postponement of the legal retirement age. Elisabeth Borne, who is playing her survival at Matignon, still has a week to prepare minds and play the consultation with the various actors of this reform.
- This Tuesday, January 3: interview with Franceinfo
Elisabeth Borne temporized again this Tuesday morning on the postponement of the retirement age to 65, which she does not want to do “a totem” before its final talks with the social partners on this controversial reform.
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The pension reform will be presented on January 23 in the Council of Ministers, announced Elisabeth Borne. The text will then be examined in the National Assembly in early February, announced the Prime Minister, without specifying whether it will be an amending budget or an ordinary bill.
- Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 January: reception of social partners
For Elisabeth Borne, the last week before the presentation also begins with the meeting of the social partners. As announced on December 12, she receives again this Tuesday and Wednesday “professional organizations and trade unions”.
A politeness that aims to play the consultation, while the dialogue has long been broken on this issue. “We do not imagine that the unions will change foot”recognizes an adviser to the executive, to France info. All the centrals have already warned that they will form a common front against the reform. Even the reformist CFDT refuses to hear of a decline in the retirement age. “At a time when purchasing power and energy issues are very important, such a project is madness”declared Laurent Berger, the general secretary of the union, on December 12 at the “ Figaro “. He will be the first union leader received by Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday.
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Ultimate attempt at seduction: hammer home the consideration of arduous work, long careers and the employment of seniors. What the president has already begun to do during his vows: ” He [l’allongement du temps de travail] will also be fair, taking into account long careers, choppy careers, the difficulty of certain tasks, certain trades”, he said, immediately after confirming the reform. Failing to find allies, the executive can claim to have listened to everyone to the end to carry out the reform.
- In the week: new meeting with Éric Ciotti
While he had planned to present the last arbitrations before Christmas, Macron finally chose to postpone the announcement. A postponement which was to allow the new leaders of the Republicans (LR) and Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) “to exchange with the government”.
Just elected in their respective parties (December 10 at EELV and 11 for LR), Marine Tondelier and Éric Ciotti were therefore invited successively on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 December at Matignon. But of the two, only one is reinvited in the coming days: the new boss of the right.
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Because the executive does not despair of finding an agreement. During the first meeting, Eric Ciotti set two conditions: that the legal age be 64 (against 65 for the government), and that small pensions be more supported. The next meeting will see if his conditions have been accepted for a possible agreement. ” We are here because we have a voting key to considerably improve the system”, had declared the president LR at the exit of Matignon. A speech far from his total refusal to work with the majority during the right-wing primary.
