Pensions, Borne, disputes, “superprofits” … What to remember from the interview with Emmanuel Macron

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In a television interview on Wednesday, the head of state recalled that his disputed reform was “not a pleasure” but “a necessity”. Trying to chart a course, he renewed his confidence in his prime minister and asked her to “expand” the majority.

His word was expected. Six days after the use of article 49-3 by the government to adopt the pension reform in the National Assembly, the challenge remains lively. Strikes and blockades continue in many sectors and a new day of mobilization is scheduled for Thursday. Emmanuel Macron was counting on this television interview at 1 p.m. this Wednesday to ease tensions.

  • This reformis not a pleasure“but is”necessary»


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Emmanuel Macron calls out: “Don’t you think I could have done like those before me by putting the dust under the rug? Yes». The Head of State recalls that there will be more and more retirees in the future: “We live, and it is a chance more and more later. Do you think we can continue with the same rules? There are not 36 solutions. If we want the system to be balanced, this reform is necessary..

  • «extreme violence», «it’s not the Republic anymore»

The President wishedclarifier“His remarks made Tuesday in front of the parliamentarians of the majority, designating “the crowd” of demonstrators as not having “democratic legitimacy”. In front of the journalists, Emmanuel Macron affirmed “respect” THE “unions that have legitimacy», et «defend their points of view“as it is”constitutionally protected“. On the other hand, he denounced thegroups” Who “use extreme violence to attack elected officials of the Republic“. The very people of whom he considers that “it’s not the Republic anymore».

  • An entry into force of the reformby the end of the year» 2023

For Emmanuel Macron, the implementation of the reform must take place “by the end of the year”. A necessity for “that things get back in place, so that 1.8 million of our compatriots can have their pension which is starting to be increased”evoking the figure of“around €600 per year on average”.

  • The absence of “compromise» found with unions deplored

Emanuel Macronregret» that «no trade union force has proposed a compromise“. The Head of State is particularly targeting the boss of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, usually inclined to work with the executive. According to the president, the compromise was conversely “proposed by the government“, through the consultations carried out prior to the examination of the text, and then “made by parliament“. Emmanuel Macron wished, despite this observation, to want to restore “the republican order“, calling for “a path” and to this “let’s meet around the table ».

  • Macron ready toendorse unpopularity»

“If it is necessary behind to endorse the unpopularity today, I will endorse it”, assures Emmanuel Macron. The head of state says “choose the general interest” rather than “the polls and the short term”while he saw his popularity rating drop to 28% satisfied, in the last monthly Ifop barometer for The Sunday newspaper. A level at the lowest since the crisis of “yellow vests».

  • «Removing blockages when they prevent normal activity»

Faced with the blockages in certain sectors which persist, Emmanuel Macron called “to lift them when they prevent normal activity”. “I asked the government to negotiate as much as possible, then to requisition, as we did on household waste and refineries”he explained, specifying that the “organized events” are “legitimate”.

  • Immigration law:several texts” In “the next weeks»

While a text on migration issues was due to arrive Tuesday in the Senate Chamber, Emmanuel Macron indicated that it will be necessary to expect a division of the law, with “several texts”. “They will arrive in the next few weeks”, he warned. Manner of indicating that consideration of the bill is postponed.

  • Superprofits: Macron denounces the “cynicism” of large companies, wants a “outstanding contribution»

“There is still a bit of cynicism at work when you have large companies that make such exceptional income that they end up using this money to buy back their own shares”, said Emmanuel Macron. The Head of State thus announced that he was going to ask “the government to be able to work on an exceptional contribution so that this money, when there are exceptional profits from companies that are ready to buy back their own shares, that their workers can benefit from it”. “They must distribute more to their employees and there must be a contribution to this effort of the moment”he added.

  • Macron renews his confidence in Borne, which must “build a government program» et «to broaden” the majority

With the rejection, even narrowly, of the motion of censure against the government, “it was shown that there was no alternative majority”, commented Emmanuel Macron. Which therefore renewed its confidence in its Prime Minister. However, he makes one request: to build “a legislative program and a program of government”. This will require “fewer legal texts, shorter, clearer texts”and a desire to“to broaden” the majority “as much as she can”, insisted the head of state. However, by distancing itself from the principle of a “coalition government”defended Tuesday in Le Figaro by his ex-prime minister, Edouard Philippe.

  • «Re-engage the dialogue with the social partners on professional wear and retraining»

On work, Emmanuel Macron “wishes that we reengage with the social partners on concrete subjects: professional wear and tear, retraining at the end of the career…”. “We started doing things”he pointed out, but “these answers are not strong and tangible enough, we must go much further”, he admitted. The President of the Republic also expressed his desire to work with the social partners on the branch minima in certain professions, “which are below the legal minimum”. On all these subjects,let’s give ourselves three weeks-one month to define these objects, the method and to engagethe dialogue, he added.

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