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1:03 p.m. : It’s a little past 1 p.m. Here are the contents not to be missed today on franceinfo:
• “I know I’m too old” : behind the postponement of the retirement age, the thorny issue of the employment of seniors. Insight from our journalists Mathilde Goupil and Alice Galopin.
•Report from Soledar, the scene of the bloodiest battle in Ukraine, where soldiers from kyiv “walk on corpses to move forward” and try to maintain their positions, at all costs.
• “I lost everything” : stunned by the rise in gas and electricity prices, six craftsmen and traders testify to our journalist Robin Prudent
1:20 p.m. : It is noon, here is a new point on the news:
Elisabeth Borne reacted to the call for a strike by CGT Petroleum, on the sidelines of a trip to Disneyland Paris. “We can go on strike, but the concerns of our fellow citizens are already strong, so let’s find ways of action that do not penalize the French”declared the Prime Minister, defending a “reform necessary for the balance of our social model”, “a text of justice and progress”. Follow our live.
Violent clashes are still continuing in the locality of Soledar, north of Bakhmout. “The most seasoned units of the Wagner group fight there”, comments the spokesman of the eastern district of the Ukrainian forces, Serhiï Tcherevati. At this stage, the territory is still under the control of kyiv, he told RBK-Ukraine media. The city center has however descended into chaos, with clashes street by street. Follow our live.
• The man arrested after the stabbing that left six injured yesterday at the Gare du Nord was placed in police custody for “attempted murder” last night at 9 p.m., his state of health having been deemed compatible, learned franceinfo from the Paris prosecutor’s office. His identity is still being checked, said the same source.
The Socialists vote today to choose their new secretary, between the outgoing, Olivier Faure, and two other candidates, Hélène Geoffroy and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. The challenge: the place of the PS in the left alliance Nupes. Franceinfo presents them to you here.
11:26 : Elisabeth Borne responded to the CGT Petroleum strike call, on the sidelines of a trip to Disneyland Paris. “We can go on strike, but the concerns of our fellow citizens are already strong, so let’s find ways of action that do not penalize the French”declared the Prime Minister, defending a “reform necessary for the balance of our social model”, “a text of justice and progress”.
09:51 : Here is a new point on the news for those who join us:
• The CGT unions in the oil branch called for several strikes on 19 and 26 January, as well as on 6 February, with “if necessary, the shutdown of refining facilities”according to a press release issued Thursday by Eric Sellini, the union’s national coordinator for TotalEnergies.
• The secretary of the Zaporizhia city council, Anatolii Kurtiev, reports on Telegram of new Russian strikes on the city this night. They damaged infrastructure and caused a fire. “As a result of the shelling, civilian houses were damaged again. According to preliminary information, no one was injured”, he reports. Follow our live.
• At the start of the school year in September 2023, all 6th graders without exception will have an additional hour of French or mathematics per week. This is detailed in a circular published by the Ministry of National Education that franceinfo was able to consult.
The Socialists vote today to choose their new secretary, between the outgoing, Olivier Faure, and two other candidates, Hélène Geoffroy and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. The challenge: the place of the PS in the left alliance Nupes. Franceinfo presents them to you here.
08:39 : Guest on BFMTV, Gabriel Attal is questioned about the risk of blocking the country with the pension reform. “We have been talking about this reform for some time, there will always be people who think that now is not the time. I think it is urgent to save our pension system”replies the Minister of Action and Public Accounts.
08:00 : Here are details on the CGT Pétrole call for a strike against the pension reform:
• The movement must begin with a first 24-hour work stoppage on January 19, the day of the national interprofessional mobilization.
• For January 26, the CGT calls for a 48-hour strike.
• On February 6, it is a “renewable strike with, if necessary, the shutdown of refining facilities offered to employees.
07:41 : Calling a strike will lead to “decreases in flow” and “stop shipping”, Eric Sellini told AFP. On February 6, a “renewable strike with, if necessary, the shutdown of refining facilities” will be “offered to employees”adds the CGT.
09:20 : The CGT unions in the oil branch have called for several strikes on January 19 and 26 as well as on February 6, according to a press release released Thursday by Eric Sellini, the union’s national coordinator for TotalEnergies.
08:52 : a CGT Pétrole calls for several days of strikes and “if necessary, stop” refining.
07:30 : The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, called on employers to “take in charge” the subject of maintaining seniors in employment, during the presentation of its pension reform project. One “index” specific will have to be published by large companies from next autumn. Financial penalties may be imposed on offenders, then warned the executive. Yann Thompson presents this future “senior index”.
06:56 : “With the reform, I will have to work a few months longer than planned. When you are worn out physically and morally, you have to do them!”
Like Philippe, all the seniors we interviewed are worried about the lowering of the legal retirement age to 64, when they are already struggling to find a job. You can find their testimonials in our article.
08:50 : People over 60 are also perceived as less comfortable with digital tools, which affects their chances of landing a contract. “When I started working, there were no computers on the desks”recognizes for example Catherine, who lost her job as an accountant in March 2020 after a burnout.
08:47 : “To hope to land an interview, I no longer mention my age on my CV.”
Those over 60 looking for a job, like Elisabeth, refer “to a certain number of negative representations among recruiters”as “less adaptability”points out a study by Pôle emploi.
06:43 : In France, two thirds of people aged 60 to 64 do not work. For the government, improving the employment of seniors is therefore a “condition of success” pension reform. Between employers’ reluctance and lack of training, seniors told us about their difficulties in securing a contract.
(ASTRID AMADIEU / FRANCEINFO)
08:34 : And here is immediately the first point on the news:
The unions of large transport companies such as the SNCF or the RATP have expressed their determination to oppose the pension reform. They call to “a mighty strike” Thursday, January 19. Retirement age, special schemes, minimum pension… We have answered your questions on government reform.
Fierce fighting is raging in Soledar, eastern Ukraine, where Russia is trying to turn the tide of the war at all costs, once again changing military leaders just as kyiv seems closer to securing Western heavy weapons.
A man in his twenties with an uncertain identity injured “for no apparent reason at this stage” six people with a punch yesterday morning at the Gare du Nord in Paris. He was overpowered by police officers who shot and injured him. An investigation is underway.
• The British Jeff Beck, “genius” guitarist, is dead tuesday at 78 of meningitis. He forged his legend within the group the Yardbirds, alongside Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, in the 1960s.