French President Emmanuel Macron said that the pension reform law, which caused massive protests by the French, will come into force next autumn.
“The changes provided for by law will come into effect from this autumn,” Macron said in a public address on Monday.
Macron added that the reform is needed, noting that it “will help guarantee a pension for everyone and bring more benefits to the state.”
The French president expressed regret at the failure to reach an agreement with the unions on pension reform, saying that “despite months of agreement, there was no consensus, and I regret that. We need to learn from this.”
Macron also announced a plan to improve living conditions in the country, which includes increasing the proportion of workers, taking measures to ensure public order and modernizing the school system.
He added that the prime minister would reveal the details of the plan starting next week.
It is noteworthy that the law on pension reform provides for an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 years by 2030. The law sparked a wave of protests in France. The law was passed without a vote in Parliament last March and approved by the Constitutional Council on April 14, as protests continue across the country.
Source: TASS
