French deputies support pensions overhaul

The French National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, passed a controversial reform bill on the 15 September 2010 which will raise the minimum pension age from 60 to 62 by 2018.

Socialists and trade unions strongly oppose the bill.

ESO: Background information: French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-unions-test-sarkozy-in-pensions-strike/

ESO: Background information: France poised to raise retirement age http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-poised-to-raise-retirement-age/

BBC News, 15.9.10: French pension reform bill cleared by lower house http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11317138

France24, 15.9.10: National Assembly approves bill to raise retirement age http://www.france24.com/en/20100915-national-assembly-set-vote-controversial-pension-reform-retirement-age-france-woerth

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