the countdown to examine the text is on

Parliament has until March 26 to examine the pension reform project, ie 17 days. During the night of March 8 to 9, the Senate adopted Article 7, which provides for the postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years. The Senate has until Sunday March 12 to finish examining the text. The government would like a vote on the entire reform.

Demonstrations on March 15

At the same time, the inter-union does not disarm. In a letter to the president, she denounces the silence of Emmanuel Macron. “This lack of response constitutes a serious democratic problem.“, she assures. The unions are calling for mobilization on Saturday March 11 and are planning strikes and demonstrations on Wednesday March 15. That day will take place the CMP, the joint joint committee, which will bring together seven deputies and seven senators of all persuasions. If they find an agreement, the reform is voted on by the Senate and the Assembly on March 16 and the text is adopted. Otherwise, the government judges that its majority is too fragile and could draw 49.3.