THE CHEKING PROCESS – Opponents of the government’s plan claim that this controversial project would be a requirement of Brussels. What is it in reality?
“It’s Europe’s fault.In the arguments of opponents of the pension reform presented by the government on Tuesday, the role of the European Union is sometimes singled out. Like the words of the deputy of La France insoumise (LFI) Éric Coquerel on Tuesday. “What is the urgency of putting the country in division and in tension? If not obeying the requirements of the European Commission“asked the chairman of the finance committee at the National Assembly on BFMTV. Last week, it was Florian Philippot, president of the Les Patriotes party, who affirmed that “the only motivation for the pension reform is a promise made in Brussels during the July 2020 Covid plan“.
This Thursday morning, Jean-Claude Mailly, the former secretary general of Force Ouvrière, explained on RMC / BFMTV that this reform was “a form of pledge to the markets, to the European authorities, vis-à-vis the commitments we have made“. In 2019 and 2020, the thesis of a pension reform dictated by Brussels was also put forward by several elected Insoumis, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon. But what is it really, is the reform really required by the EU?
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