edward phillipe the prime minister has been talking about why you this pension reform is so important the aim of this reform is to overhaul the system so it becomes much fairer more solid and more adapted to the transformations of the working world of tomorrow the construction of the universal pension system corresponds to the will of the vast majority of french people work is on the street disagree with that they say no it won't it means we'll work for longer i will have to work harder and perhaps we'll end up with less money in our pockets at the end the government says anybody who works a full career which is some 40 odd years will receive a minimum pension of a 1000 euros a month many people say that is not a lot to live on and while people know that that pension reform has been passed and presented to the council of ministers on friday they want to make sure that the government is aware that they are not happy and they will continue to show their oni's and their defiance against this new law. the u.k.'s national health service is facing a 1st of its kind a legal battle over presc

want to make sure the government is aware how unhappy they are now the government for its part edward phillipe the prime minister has been talking about why this pension reform is so important apart from tackling will the government says will be the full cost pension deficit of some billions and billions of euros the government also says that the new pension regime will be fairer and more just workers on the street disagree with that they say no it won't it means we'll work for longer i will have to work harder and perhaps will end up with less money and i . pockets at the end the government says anybody who works a full career which is some food your ideas will receive a minimum pension of a 1000 euros a month then if you do say that is not a lot to live on while people know that that pension reform has been passed and presented to the council of ministers on friday they want to make sure that the government is aware that they are not happy and they will continue to show their unease and defiance against this new law. while certainly lots of people out in force this friday afternoon aren't ke

. >>> french prime minister edward phillip has agreed to raise the retirement age from 64 to 62 his offerks the government's first major concession following more than a month of labor protests over planned pension reforms. the leader of the country's largest trade union, the cfdt, welcomed the news saying it showed the government's willingness to compromise. however, other groups have dismissed the news now, charlotte reed, our france reporter, joins us with more charlotte, i mean, con t contexe this for us. >> the devil is in the details on paper it looks like a climb down from the government, taking away the key element of raising the pension age from 62 to 64, which very much was a red line for the cftu union, largest union in france, and they are in reform of pension system but raising the pension age was a red line here. it's been taking out of the project that will be presented to the cabinet next week union saying this is a victory for them if you look in the details, it means the government will take it out for a moment. they will do a financing conference for the next three mont