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France to push back retirement age from 62 to 64 in controversial pension reform

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France to push back retirement age from 62 to 64 in controversial pension reform

France to push back retirement age from 62 to 64 in controversial pension reform

France is postponing the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.

Elisabeth Borne, the Prime Minister, presented the pension reform on Tuesday, a key campaign promise of President Macron.


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