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The parliamentary battle begins. The proposed pension reform concocted by the government will be examined, starting today, for three days by the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. An important step, because it is the text version of the outcomes of these discussions will then be discussed in plenary session from September. However, given the still ongoing negotiations between the government and social partners, members of the majority will ensure the least possible to amend the bill.Objective: To give the government leeway in August and especially September, after the union mobilization of 7 to make concessions on the subject of harsh, assets who started working before age 18, or even polypensionnés as had already suggested Nicolas Sarkozy.

If 400 amendments have already been filed, most are from the opposition, and have very little chance of being passed. Even on the 80 from the UMP, only thirty probablelement be adopted, for instance on strengthening retirement savings. This strategy, as well as the refusal of the chairman of the committee, Pierre Mehaignerie, opening the debates to the public, provoke the ire of the opposition and unions, who believe that the three-day review that will not result 'in a mock debate.

Renunciation of certain amendments

Even some members of the majority, the coming days will gnaw their brakes. According to the rapporteur of the bill UMP, Denis Jacquat, the majority party will waive provide an automatic carry the legal age of retirement from 2018, so as not to inflame the debate, "It's a good question but it is probably not yet time to respond, "Denis Jacquet justified in Les Echos.

In an interview with the Tribune, Pierre Mehaignerie believes however that such amendment would in any case had no chance of being adopted. "I think the majority within the UMP and the New Center is not conducive to the filing of such amendment. It is very difficult to predict long-term parameters such as growth, productivity, determining the resources of pension schemes, "he says.According to Les Echos, Pierre Mehaignerie would otherwise also agreed not to make provision on the establishment of a fund financing the arduous, yet he advocates.

Despite the debate to proceed in camera, Pierre Mehaignerie chose to hold press conferences after each session in order to silence the controversy about the stifling of debate. At least one opportunity for the PS to hear his voice.

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