Macron to reform pension system by mid-2023

New campaign: Employees lift up material as they work on the construction of an anti-flood wall at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. Macron's reform plan aims to initially lift the retirement age from 62 to 65. — AFP

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron aims to reform France’s pension system by the summer of 2023, he told French news outlets in his first extended interview since his re-election in April.

The reform, which initially aimed to lift the retirement age from 62 to 65, is essential to financing Macron’s larger ambitions for his second five-year term. He discussed those plans in an interview with Le Parisien and regional French news outlets.