Macron defends the pension reform on the eve of the general strike in France

30 Jan. () –

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has assured this Monday, on the eve of a new general strike against the delay of the retirement age, that the pension reform is “fundamental” for France compared to the rest of the European countries .

“This reform is essential when we compare ourselves in Europe and to save our distribution system” of pensions, Macron specified from The Hague at a press conference with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, as reported by TF1 Info.

Asked about the words of the French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, who said over the weekend that the plan to raise the minimum retirement age to 64 is “non-negotiable”, Macron stated that he said so “with good reasons”. behind.

The French Government has prepared a device of 11,000 police officers and gendarmes to monitor the mobilizations called for this Tuesday by the unions in protest of the measure that seeks to raise the retirement age from the current 62 years to 64, gradually and until 2023 , until it settles.