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This is one of the first major announcements from the new government of Elisabeth Borne.
While the French, against a backdrop of war in Ukraine, continue to suffer from rising prices, the Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, announced on Tuesday on RTL that the government's "objective" was to index pensions on inflation, which is at levels not seen in four decades.
It will be “valid from the July retirement, paid on August 9”.
🔴 Indexation of pensions on inflation
💬 @olivierdussopt: "As soon as the legislative elections, the National Assembly and the Senate will be seized. We are planning a payment on August 9 for pensions for the month of July" #RTLMatin with @BSportouch ⤵️ pic. twitter.com/FGFUDH5yq6
– RTL France (@RTLFrance) May 24, 2022
“As soon as the presidential majority is present in the Assembly, after the legislative elections, (…) the National Assembly and the Senate will be seized of a text on purchasing power, which will make it possible to index retirement pensions of the general regime," said Olivier Dussopt.
And to specify: “if we take into account inflation at 4%, for a pension of 1,200 euros, it is a gain of 45 euros per month”.
What else to remember
Indicted for "rape of a minor", the CEO of Assu 2000 resigns.
Jacques Bouthier, 75, regularly ranked among the 500 largest fortunes in France, is suspected of having housed and paid several young women, including minors, in exchange for sexual relations.
The day after the revelation of his indictment for "rape of a minor" and "trafficking in human beings", the CEO of Assu 2000 resigned from his mandate as president, indicated the group, renamed Vilavi in January.
Suspected of having tried to force one of the victims to leave France and give him a compromising video, Jacques Bouthier was also indicted and imprisoned alongside four other people, including his wife, for "association of criminals in with a view to committing the crime of kidnapping and kidnapping in an organized gang”.
Three cases of monkeypox confirmed in France.
Three days after the detection of the first case of this less dangerous cousin disease of smallpox in France, three cases of monkeypox have now been confirmed since Monday.
“To date, these cases have occurred mainly, but not only, in men who have sex with men (MSM), without direct links with people returning from endemic areas”, specifies Public Health France.
In total, more than 170 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported outside Africa.
Nine EU countries (Austria, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Sweden) currently have 67 cases, according to the European Union's disease agency (ECDC) .
Ile-de-France affected by wild bites in the evenings.
Since April, testimonies of victims of "wild bites" have multiplied in the press and on social networks.
Sometimes coupled with complaints, these stories all have one thing in common: they take place in a festive setting, mainly in nightclubs, where everyone dances next to their neighbour.
Unsurprisingly, after having mainly affected cities in the region, Île-de-France is now concerned with around ten cases identified, according to our sources.
Enough to fuel psychosis among partygoers, who are looking for avoidance techniques.
Alain Ferrandi's request for day parole rejected on appeal.
The Paris Court of Appeal announced on Tuesday that it had "rejected the request for sentence adjustment made by Alain Ferrandi", sentenced to life imprisonment in 2003 for his participation in the assassination of the prefect Erignac.
His request, which related to a period of semi-freedom in Borgo prison (Haute-Corse), followed by conditional release, had been accepted at first instance on February 24, but the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) had call.
A first request was refused in 2019, a rejection confirmed on appeal in January 2020.
it concerns you
Tourism professionals faced with a shortage of seasonal workers before summer.
Not enough servers, animators, lifeguards… Faced with the shortage of labor as the high season approaches, several sectors are sounding the alarm.
In a few weeks, on the seaside or in tourist towns, will holidaymakers find cafes closed in the middle of the day?
Swimming pools with closed doors, crowded airports due to a lack of ground staff and summer camps canceled at the last minute for lack of facilitators?
“It's a dark scenario, tempers Thierry Grégoire, president of Umih seasonal workers, the main employers' union in the hotel and catering industry.
But it is very likely that we will have another organization of work this summer.
Restaurants may close in the evening, or one or two days a week, or reduce their opening hours to no longer work from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
As for hotels, they may offer housekeeping every other day.
Everyone will adapt.
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