French Constitutional Council to Problem Verdict on Pension Invoice on April 14

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Constitutional Council will difficulty a much-awaited verdict on April 14 on whether or not or not the federal government’s plans to extend the French retirement age are according to constitutional guidelines, it stated in a press release on Wednesday.

The plan by President Emmanuel Macron’s authorities to delay the retirement age by two years to 64 have encountered fierce opposition from employees and commerce unions, with the newest set of nationwide protests towards it having taken place on Tuesday.

Unions have requested Macron to withdraw or pause the invoice – which has been adopted however not but printed, pending a overview by the Constitutional Council – to calm issues down.

The federal government has stated it’s greater than keen to speak to unions, however on different matters, and has persistently stated it could stand agency on the pensions difficulty. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has supplied to satisfy unions subsequent Monday and Tuesday.

(Reporting by Matthieu Protard and Jean-Stephane Brosse; Writing by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Enhancing by Ingrid Melander)

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