“The pension reform should not be an end in itself but a springboard for the rest of your five-year term
,” Nicolas Sarkozy whispered to Emmanuel Macron at the end of February.
Today, the host of the Élysée is trying, somehow, to close a chapter that continues to play extra time.
“We refuse to turn the page and to open, as the government wishes, other sequences of consultation on issues as diverse as full employment or the sharing of wealth”, replied in chorus the members of the inter-union
to the end of their meeting with the Prime Minister, Wednesday, April 5.
For the time being, the government and the social partners seem to have agreed on
"a period of convalescence"
, as proposed by the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, at the end of last week.
"In the space of twelve or twenty-four hours, we do not go from a situation of conflict to a situation of agreement"
, admits the Minister of Labour.
Still, for several months, the…
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