The position of the CGT is therefore crucial

Comments Dominique de Villepin on PBS "suspension", or "distortion" of Tuesday evening, and the call to negotiate " On the merits, it is difficult to see how the Prime Minister might amend its draft: by intervening in issues to the Assembly, he remained very vague. But this time, it is not said that it was out of the question of return Act passed in Parliament. He remained silent on this point, stating that he wanted to "move forward with the social partners without a priori". "I propose these discussions in a spirit of openness, respect, responsibility", he said, putting on the table issues of training and support to young people, to fight discrimination in the hiring of relationship between University and employment, orientation and professionalization of the studies. "Try SCE and do a review after six months," said Gilles de Robien, Minister of Education.

"Everything is on the table."

For ten days, the Prime Minister was trying to take a firm line desired by the electorate of right and opening, but without that it reaches to convince unions and students. The only adjustments proposed were limited: reduction of the trial period of two years to one year by the exclusive way of the agreements of branches, evaluation of the SCE within six months, setting up of a referent to the young. Dominique de Villepin is prepared to go further and to consider to register in the Act of new safeguards for young people Relatives argue that "everything is on the table" and that its proposals are following contacts with trade unions.

Twenty-four hours, the pressure on the Prime Minister was increased as ever. On the eve of a new day of action of students and high school students today the statements are multiplied against his "Autism" and even his "irresponsibility" (François Hollande). The notice of strike poured: the main unions of the SNCF, RATP, of Air France of National Education, Bercy joined the Confederal appeal on March 28, leaving augurer of black Tuesday. Above all, Nicolas Sarkozy, until then rather indented, has decided to mark its difference. While he left for a few days relatives criticize the PBS and the method of the Prime Minister, he is himself mounted niche in "Paris Match" to suggest "experimentation of the text for six months."

Trade unions remain wary about the offer of dialogue from the Prime Minister, while seeing a possible turning point in the conflict. François Chérèque asked, yesterday, the Prime Minister to show "more accurate" and "out of its own contradictions." The Secretary General of the CFDT wants to discuss "the integration of young people, and have, at least once, an opportunity to explain orally why it is not PBS". But the CFDT reaffirmed his refusal to "negotiate developments of the SCE. Most importantly, traumatized by his falling-out with the CGT had caused his decision to endorse the reform of pensions, it is not, in 2003, this time, cutting other unions. "In all the circumstances, when we have the written invitation to the Prime Minister with a specific agenda, we hear together us with other organizations whether or not it is, and what common position we will defend", has clearly said, yesterday, François Chérèque.

"It will speak directly".

The position of the CGT is therefore crucial. However Bernard Thibault said that the offer of dialogue to de Villepin, "in great difficulty", may not, for the time being, "be seen as a desire to quickly resolve social crisis which it is the responsibility of the first". The Secretary General of the CGT believes that the Prime Minister "maintains the confusion" and "must lift the mortgage of the PBS". Jean-Claude Mailly (FO) also regrets "lack of transparency and clarity" of the Prime Minister and said that "the objective is clearly the withdrawal of the SCE. But unions, who do not want to be accused of imposing ultimatums, evoke more prior to a suspension of the SCE before any meeting. "At one point, need to speak directly and not by media party, more to clearly say things", says Jacques neighbour (TCRC), wondered about the proposal of the Prime Minister: "the Act implements the CPE is that an a priori or not" The Medef, he considered "a good discussion of Premier project". In a release, Laurence Parisot expresses his desire to see "expand" the debate and proposed "a great reflection in form of discussions, appropriate negotiations on all the flexibilities and all misfortunes".