( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “countries in Europe.’” French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular planned pension changes are being debated at parliament, after they prompted massive strikes and street demonstrations in recent weeks. [CutID: <Cuts> FRANCE-PENSION-REFORM-house-q-MONam.mp3 Time: 21s Title: FRANCE-PENSION-REFORM-house-q-MONam Out-cue: countries in Europe] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Macron’s centrist alliance seeks to […]
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French parliament to debate Macron’s pension reform bill
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “countries in Europe.'”
French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular planned pension changes are being debated at parliament, after they prompted massive strikes and street demonstrations in recent weeks.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Macron’s centrist alliance seeks to ally with right-wing Republicans, since the conservatives in recent years have pushed for raising the retirement age and appear inclined to vote in favor of the bill.
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VERBATIM: The contested bill would notably raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. A third round of protests has been called on Tuesday by eight main workers’ unions and another one is scheduled on Saturday. Macron vowed to go ahead with the changes, which he described last week as “indispensable when you compare to other countries in Europe.”