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France prepares for Tuesday's protests against pension reform

Strikes once again in France. All the papers led with “Mardi Grève” – Strike Tuesday – with protests throughout France against the government’s proposed pension reforms tomorrow. The key measure is to bump the retirement age up from 60 to 62. Full pension entitlements will come into force from the age of 67 rather than the current 65. That’s the focus in today’s French press review: MONDAY, 11TH OCTOBER 2010

IN THE PAPERS

By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

Libération: “Les bobards faussent le débat”

L’Humanité: “Des millions de fois ‘NON!’”

Le Figaro: “Retraites – la semaine où tout se joue”

Le Parisien-Aujourd’hui en France : «Les Français favorables à une grève durable »

France Soir: Sarkozy, peut-il s’en sortir?

Elena Casas Montanez

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25/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

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Retirement age boosted to 62

by Anonyme - 11/10/2010 - 16:55

The retirement age should be set at 67 years of age with people able to work to the age of at least 70 years. Life expectantcy now is 85, people live longer while they are active. Many are forced to retire, have nothing to do, nowhere to go - what do they do? They die.

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Retire at 62!!! Quelle horreur!

by Anonyme - 11/10/2010 - 15:07

AAAHH!! Les pauvres! Ils ne peuvent pas "vacation" pour 30 ans de retraite, que 28 ans!! Ohh!! Les pauvres!!

Ce n'est pas juste! Ils doivent continuer manger leurs jeunes!

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