Yaël Braun-Pivet calls for a "great pact with the French" following COR report on pension reform

Paris - 09.06.2026: The Conseil d'orientation des retraites (COR) has recommended in its latest report to raise the average retirement age in France to 67.6 years by 2070. This recommendation is based on the forecast of a structural deficit in the pension system, which could reach 2.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by then – an increase from 1.4 percent the previous year. The causes are mainly due to demographic change: the birth rate is declining, the population is aging. Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, responded to ...