The Battle Over Retirement Age in France

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In this English lesson, we will examine the topic of the proposed changes to the retirement age in France.  Our key words and phrases are:  · Brace for protests · Statutory retirement age · Aging population · Social security benefits · And the idiom "ripe old age". Visit the webpage EnglishforEconomists.com for class notes.  --------------------------- Photo credit:  CC BY-SA 4.0 File:Sens-FR-89-manif 19 01 23-réforme retraites-16.jpg Created: 19 January 2023 Headline: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-braced-for-protests-pushes-forward-with-pension-reform/