the senators approve the text in committee with new amendments

The pension reform continues its legislative course. The senators, mainly on the right, completed the examination of the text in committee, Tuesday, February 28, two days before the start of the debates in the hemicycle of the Senate. Several amendments were retained, in particular in favor of mothers and the employment of seniors.

An approved amendment, considered essential by the right, aims to grant a “surcharge” to mothers who have a full career. The senators also propose a new CDI formula, exempt from family contributions, to facilitate the hiring of unemployed seniors. These amendments will have to be voted on again in plenary session, as required by the rule applicable to budgetary texts.

Reaching out to Republicans

The executive has multiplied in recent days the gestures of openness towards the right. “I wish the Senate could enrich” the text, said Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. “We will listen to the Senate’s proposals and we will find a way together”, abounded Elisabeth Borne on Monday. The head of government also said she was ready on Tuesday to study “bonuses” wages for women “before the third child”.

Senator Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Républicains group, announced that he was to see the Prime Minister again on Wednesday, accompanied by Gérard Larcher, the LR president of the Senate. At the Luxembourg Palace, the debates are scheduled to last until March 12. If at midnight, the senators have not voted on the entire text, it will still be sent to a joint joint committee, which brings together seven deputies and seven senators.