No results came out of the meeting between the union and the government in France

Representatives of the main unions in France and the Borne met at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital, Paris, to discuss various issues, in particular pension reform.

After the meeting, which lasted less than an hour, after the parties could not reach an agreement, the union leaders made statements to the local press.

Cyril Chabanier, president of the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC), said they told Borne how unfair the pension reform was and that they saw no democratic solution other than its withdrawal.

Chabanier, noting that the reform deepens inequality in the existing pension system, commented that the “social crisis” was added to the “democratic crisis” in France.

Sophie Binet, general secretary of the General Business Union (CGT), defending that they are facing a “radicalized” government, said: “We decided to leave the meeting unless the president of the Government announced that the reform was withdrawn, and he we did”. “

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French Prime Minister Borne, on the other hand, claimed that the need for pension reform was raised with the unions during the meeting and that they did not plan to move forward without the unions.

On the other hand, about 50 anti-retirement reformists climbed the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysées street in Paris and hung a banner with the “No 64”.

Demonstrations in France, which began on March 16, continue after the government’s decision to pass the bill, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, without a vote.

Violence is taking place in many parts of the country between protesters and the police, who have violently intervened in the demonstrations.

More than 1,000 people have been detained in protests across the country since March 16. (AA)