Macron Says Unpopular Pension Reform Necessary, Will Enter Into Force by Year-End
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a deeply unpopular new law that raises the retirement age was necessary and would enter into force by the end of the year. "Do you think I enjoy doing this reform? No," Macron said in a rare TV interview. "But there is not a hundred ways to balance the accounts ... this reform is necessary." Until the government pushed the pension bill through without a vote, the protests against a bill that will push the retirement age by two years to 64 had gathered huge... Читать дальше...