French PM makes major concession to unions over pension age

Édouard Philippe tells unions he will ‘provisionally’ withdraw incentive to keep working until 64

The French government has made a major climbdown in its battle with unions over reforms to the country’s complex pension system, which have led to nationwide strikes and transport chaos for more than a month.

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