“The senators adopted by a majority of votes – 201 against 115 – the seventh article of the law, according to which the retirement age is raised to 64 years,” reports the publication. It should be noted that the vote took place the following day after mass demonstrations against the pension reform in different regions of France.
We are talking about one of the clauses of the bill, which refers to the retirement age. The bill as a whole is currently under discussion in parliament, after which the text approved by it will be sent to the lower house. By law, the Senate must complete its review by midnight Sunday.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born introduced a bill on January 10 that would raise the country’s retirement age and abolish “special” schemes for a number of difficult professions. According to her, the authorities will start raising the retirement age in the country by three months a year from September 1, 2023. Thus, in 2030, it will reach 64 years.
Recall that French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born presented a bill on January 10 that would increase the retirement age in the country and abolish “special” schemes for a number of difficult professions. According to her, the authorities will start raising the retirement age in the country by three months a year from September 1, 2023. Thus, in 2030, it will reach 64 years.
Earlier it was reported that during protests against pension reform in France on Wednesday, protesters clashed with law enforcement, police firing tear gas several times. The radicals destroyed bus stops and shop windows, uprooted flowerbed fences and traffic signs, scattered stun grenades and fireworks. More than 1.2 million people took part in protests across the country, according to the French interior ministry.
