The French government has made significant concessions to unions in the conflict over pension reform, media reports. The regulation, according to which the French will only receive full pension payments at the age of 64, will be temporarily removed from the legal reform.
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This was stated by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Saturday in a letter to the social partners, according to media reports. The government was “ready to temporarily lift the crucial age of 64,” Philippe wrote to the unions.
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Age has been the main point of contention between the unions and the government. The moderate CFDT union welcomed the move, the AFP news agency reported. CFDT therefore plans to continue the discussions in the new proposed framework.
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The reform is intended to introduce a universal points system for pensions. This would end the fragmentation in more than 40 pension funds. However, many professional groups fear an end to special rights and privileges. The government had already met them with very long transition periods. (SDA)
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