France’s young people stand up against higher retirement age

[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Young people in France — including some who haven’t even entered the job market yet — are protesting Thursday against the government’s push to raise the retirement age. Students plan to block access to some universities and high schools, and a youth-led protest is planned in Paris on Thursday, as part of nationwide strikes and demonstrations against the pension bill under debate in parliament. For a generation already worried about inflation,…

"France’s young people stand up against higher retirement age"

retirement age set to rise as war in Ukraine boosts Macron

[ad_1] A man holds a banner that reads, ‘Pensioners, badly treated’ as pensioners and activists take part in a demonstration. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images France looks set to push back its retirement age — after several failed attempts — as war in Ukraine and Emmanuel Macron’s active diplomacy have boosted the chances of the president being re-elected. Reforming France’s complicated retirement and pension policies has been tricky and costly for many French…

"retirement age set to rise as war in Ukraine boosts Macron"