alabdy
03-17-2023, 09:58 PM
This episode contains strong language
Millions of people have taken to the streets in France to protest a government effort to raise the retirement age to 64, from 62, bringing the country more in line with its European neighbors.
Today, as Parliament holds a key vote on the proposal, we look into why the issue has hit such a nerve in French society.
Guest: Roger Cohen (https://www.nytimes.com/by/roger-cohen?smid=pc-thedaily), the Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.
Background reading:
After large protests, all eyes were on the French Parliament on Thursday as it prepared to vote on the measure (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/europe/france-pension-vote.html) to increase the retirement age by two years.
Here are some of the reasons so many people in France are protesting the proposals (https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-pension-strikes-macron-explainer.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Millions of people have taken to the streets in France to protest a government effort to raise the retirement age to 64, from 62, bringing the country more in line with its European neighbors.
Today, as Parliament holds a key vote on the proposal, we look into why the issue has hit such a nerve in French society.
Guest: Roger Cohen (https://www.nytimes.com/by/roger-cohen?smid=pc-thedaily), the Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.
Background reading:
After large protests, all eyes were on the French Parliament on Thursday as it prepared to vote on the measure (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/world/europe/france-pension-vote.html) to increase the retirement age by two years.
Here are some of the reasons so many people in France are protesting the proposals (https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-pension-strikes-macron-explainer.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)