The Battle Over Retirement Age in France

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/