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In a concession to opponents, Emmanuel Macron would not raise the pension age to 65, and phase-in the increase to 64 over a period of seven years (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Macron’s plan to raise pension age to 64 might just work

Emmanuel Macron's government has proposed to raise France's pension age from 62 to 64 and abolish sweetheart pension deals that allow public-sector workers to retire in their fifties.

It's about time. France is late to raise its retirement age. If it waits even longer, younger generations will be left with the bill.

In a concession to opponents, Macron would not raise the pension age to 65, and phase-in the increase to 64 over a period of seven years.

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Nick Ottens is the editor of the transatlantic opinion website Atlantic Sentinel and a columnist for the Netherlands' Wynia’s Week.

In a concession to opponents, Emmanuel Macron would not raise the pension age to 65, and phase-in the increase to 64 over a period of seven years (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Nick Ottens is the editor of the transatlantic opinion website Atlantic Sentinel and a columnist for the Netherlands' Wynia’s Week.

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