"2009 has been loaded, 2010 will be equally dense" warned Friday Nicolas Sarkozy during the presentation of his wishes to the social partners. After congratulating unions and employer representatives for their "spirit of responsibility in the crisis, the head of state has listed the main projects of 2010 on social issues.

Unemployment in particular, "will be at the heart of our action in 2010," he announced, as well as the management of addiction, "fifth social risk. The job priority for the coming year, so even if the head of state welcomed the positive results already achieved in this area. "Unemployment, with the exception of Germany, grew everywhere more than France.I do not satisfy, but if it was the opposite, which would be responsible? I have an idea … "

"The major problem of our social protection

As previously announced, 2010 will also be an opportunity to address pension reform. "It's been 50 years that we gain a quarter of life expectancy per year. This progress requires us to make decisions, "he said. Moreover, "the French are not mistaken, three quarters are concerned about their retirement. In this area, the head of state warned it will take account of the arduous work. "It's a defect French confusing equality and uniformity," he explained, suggesting that retirement may not be recognized for all the same.

The Head of State had previously commended the social partners for their spirit of responsibility during the crisis.A speech already supported by Francois Fillon during his vows to the press, and a way to encourage social partners to continue this work in 2010 for the implementation of further reforms, and in particular, thorny pension . "I do not believe in our social history, we've already had a social dialogue as dense," he noted as well. "Rather than fan the flames, everyone had to heart to find solutions to the ills that affected the French," thereby achieving "a form of maturity of our democracy." "Our duty is to tell us" he meant well.