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French Pension Committee Recommends Under-Indexing to Address €3 Billion Deficit
A French expert committee recommends under-indexing pensions by 2% over five years to address a €3 billion deficit in the pension system, aiming for balance by 2030, a measure previously debated but ultimately rejected.
French Pension Committee Recommends Under-Indexing to Address €3 Billion Deficit
A French expert committee recommends under-indexing pensions by 2% over five years to address a €3 billion deficit in the pension system, aiming for balance by 2030, a measure previously debated but ultimately rejected.
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44% Bias Score
French Assembly Debates Non-Binding Pension Reform Resolution Amidst Nationwide Protests
The French National Assembly will debate a non-binding resolution to repeal parts of the pension reform, leveraging a day of nationwide strikes and protests to pressure the government, despite the resolution's lack of legal power.
French Assembly Debates Non-Binding Pension Reform Resolution Amidst Nationwide Protests
The French National Assembly will debate a non-binding resolution to repeal parts of the pension reform, leveraging a day of nationwide strikes and protests to pressure the government, despite the resolution's lack of legal power.
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56% Bias Score
French Government Debates Reversal of 2023 Pension Reform
The French government is debating the 2023 pension reform, with disagreements on whether to revert the retirement age to 62. Prime Minister Bayrou ruled out a return to 62, while other ministers expressed differing views, highlighting tensions between fiscal constraints and social demands.
French Government Debates Reversal of 2023 Pension Reform
The French government is debating the 2023 pension reform, with disagreements on whether to revert the retirement age to 62. Prime Minister Bayrou ruled out a return to 62, while other ministers expressed differing views, highlighting tensions between fiscal constraints and social demands.
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48% Bias Score
French Union Defends Pension Reform Consultations Amidst Political Opposition
Amidst criticism from former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, CFDT head Marylise Léon defended social partner consultations on pension reform as "useful and necessary," emphasizing the need for social cohesion and rejecting the linkage of social welfare to the war in Ukraine; 11 meetings are schedul...
French Union Defends Pension Reform Consultations Amidst Political Opposition
Amidst criticism from former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, CFDT head Marylise Léon defended social partner consultations on pension reform as "useful and necessary," emphasizing the need for social cohesion and rejecting the linkage of social welfare to the war in Ukraine; 11 meetings are schedul...
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40% Bias Score
French Retirement Debate: Unions vs. Employers on Age 62 vs. 64
French social partners are debating retirement age, with unions pushing to revert to 62 (costing €10.4 billion annually, per the Cour des comptes) while employers want at least 64, creating a significant political and economic challenge.
French Retirement Debate: Unions vs. Employers on Age 62 vs. 64
French social partners are debating retirement age, with unions pushing to revert to 62 (costing €10.4 billion annually, per the Cour des comptes) while employers want at least 64, creating a significant political and economic challenge.
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44% Bias Score
French Pension Reform Negotiations Begin
French labor unions and employers initiated three months of negotiations on February 27th to address the 2023 pension reform, with unions demanding the repeal of the retirement age increase to 64 (costing an estimated €10 billion by 2030) while employers maintain it's necessary for system viability;...
French Pension Reform Negotiations Begin
French labor unions and employers initiated three months of negotiations on February 27th to address the 2023 pension reform, with unions demanding the repeal of the retirement age increase to 64 (costing an estimated €10 billion by 2030) while employers maintain it's necessary for system viability;...
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60% Bias Score
France Considers Raising Retirement Age to 66.5 Amidst Growing Deficit
France's retirement system faces a growing deficit, prompting the government to consider raising the retirement age to 66.5 years to match other European countries and address a ten-year delay in reforms, currently costing 14% of the nation's GDP.
France Considers Raising Retirement Age to 66.5 Amidst Growing Deficit
France's retirement system faces a growing deficit, prompting the government to consider raising the retirement age to 66.5 years to match other European countries and address a ten-year delay in reforms, currently costing 14% of the nation's GDP.
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56% Bias Score
CGT Quits French Pension Reform Talks
The CGT union withdrew from French pension talks on Wednesday after François Bayrou refused to lower the retirement age to 62, leaving only three unions and two employers' organizations in the discussions, and marking a significant setback for the government.
CGT Quits French Pension Reform Talks
The CGT union withdrew from French pension talks on Wednesday after François Bayrou refused to lower the retirement age to 62, leaving only three unions and two employers' organizations in the discussions, and marking a significant setback for the government.
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48% Bias Score
France Rejects Lowering Retirement Age to 62, Jeopardizing Pension Reform Talks
French Prime Minister definitively ruled out lowering the retirement age to 62, rejecting a key demand from labor unions participating in a bipartisan delegation tasked with revising the 2023 pension reform, sparking criticism and jeopardizing the talks' future.
France Rejects Lowering Retirement Age to 62, Jeopardizing Pension Reform Talks
French Prime Minister definitively ruled out lowering the retirement age to 62, rejecting a key demand from labor unions participating in a bipartisan delegation tasked with revising the 2023 pension reform, sparking criticism and jeopardizing the talks' future.
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52% Bias Score
CFDT Defends French Pension Reform Consultations Amidst Criticism
Amidst criticism from former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, CFDT head Marylise Léon defended ongoing social partner consultations on pension reforms in France on March 15th, emphasizing the need for social cohesion and rejecting the prioritization of military spending over social welfare, while th...
CFDT Defends French Pension Reform Consultations Amidst Criticism
Amidst criticism from former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, CFDT head Marylise Léon defended ongoing social partner consultations on pension reforms in France on March 15th, emphasizing the need for social cohesion and rejecting the prioritization of military spending over social welfare, while th...
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44% Bias Score
CGT Calls for Nationwide Protests to Repeal French Pension Reform
France's second-largest union, CGT, is organizing protests on March 8th and 20th to repeal the 2023 pension reform, accusing the government of divisive tactics and demanding equal pay as a solution; the government suggested a referendum in case of negotiations deadlock.
CGT Calls for Nationwide Protests to Repeal French Pension Reform
France's second-largest union, CGT, is organizing protests on March 8th and 20th to repeal the 2023 pension reform, accusing the government of divisive tactics and demanding equal pay as a solution; the government suggested a referendum in case of negotiations deadlock.
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40% Bias Score
Bayrou Sets 2030 Deadline for French Pension System Balance
French Prime Minister François Bayrou instructed unions and employers to restore France's pension system's financial balance by 2030, initiating three months of negotiations to amend the 2023 reform, despite conflicting positions between unions seeking its repeal and employers defending it.
Bayrou Sets 2030 Deadline for French Pension System Balance
French Prime Minister François Bayrou instructed unions and employers to restore France's pension system's financial balance by 2030, initiating three months of negotiations to amend the 2023 reform, despite conflicting positions between unions seeking its repeal and employers defending it.
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44% Bias Score
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