国际英语资讯:No truce for Christmas, more talks on French pension reform in new year
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="Unshaken">Unshaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 42-<span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="point">point</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>' <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dampen">dampen</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span>' <span word="anger">anger</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="compromises">compromises</span>," <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Edouard">Edouard</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span>, <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restart">restart</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7. <span word="Separate">Separate</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 13.</p><p><span word="Laurent">Laurent</span> <span word="Pietraszewski">Pietraszewski</span>, <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="within">within</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="BFMTV">BFMTV</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="CGT">CGT</span> <span word="union">union</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>," <span word="adding">adding</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="disenchantment">disenchantment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> 62 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="till">till</span> 64 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="pension">pension</span>.</p>
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