France is in turmoil due to the pension reform!?Bonjour à tous! Since my childhood, this time of the year is the hardest season for me to get through as the day gets shorter, colder, and even gloomier. It’s the same in the city As an issue of this newsletter, I chose “Life After Retirement.” You might wonder why I, a university student at 21 years old, who hasn’t even started her career, got interested in this topic. Well, the reason dates back to last spring. March 2023, when I started adapting to life in France, countless strikes broke out all over in France, and even rubbish collection was halted. I received quite a few emails alerting people of the situation from my university and embassy, and all that could be heard from the news was information about the dozens of arrests, the city hall arson, and other confusions.This series of disruptions was caused by the reform of the pension system. The reform was aimed at eliminating the deficit caused by pensions. The main pillar of the reform was to gradually raise the pensionable age from 62 to 64.Other changes were also made to the conditions to become a qualified recipient to a full pension: the contribution period was extended from 41.5-year to 43-where I live right now, the Champagne region of France. My day always starts with commuting in the dark and ending with spacing out enjoying the sunset from the bus window. year. From January, when the reform was announced, until June 2023, 14 protests took place, which turned out to be the largest campaign against pension reform since 1995.It is not just because people are not willing to work longer that so much opposition has arisen. President Macron’s strategy of “enforcing this policy by any means necessary” is closely tied to it.In France, with its bicameral system, the decisions of the National Assembly are important. However, perhaps because of a history of having to back down pension reforms on multiple occasions due to protests, President Macron has taken a hard line. He made use of the Constitution’s Article 49(3), which permits the introduction of laws without first passing through the National Assembly. This decision, which sparked a lot of criticism, caused turmoil and a decline in support due to protests, but eventually made the reform in reality. Why was it necessary to go so far to reform the pension system?Midori Pederson Neoma Business SchoolLife After Retiring
元のページ ../index.html#12