France is facing a growing financial dilemma as the rising cost of pensions puts pressure on public spending and raises difficult questions about fairness between generations.
In this episode of Econ World, host Carmel Crimmins and correspondent Leigh Thomas examine the tensions at the heart of France’s fiscal challenges. Older voters depend on a social contract built during decades of stronger economic growth, while younger generations face concerns about public investment, education and the long-term sustainability of the pension system.
Why is raising the retirement age such a divisive political issue? Can France balance pension commitments with the needs of younger generations? And how could the 2027 presidential election reshape the country’s economic direction?
The outcome could have implications far beyond France, with potential consequences for the wider eurozone and European economic stability.
Watch for an in-depth look at France’s pension debate, generational inequality and the future of its public finances.
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