Michel Picon
Michel Picon is the president of U2P, a French employers' organization that represents small and medium-sized enterprises. He has recently been in the news for leading U2P's withdrawal from negotiations regarding pension reforms, citing concerns over the sustainability of the current retirement system and advocating for significant measures to restore balance to social regimes in France.
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Michel Picon is the President of the U2P who discussed the impact of tariffs on small businesses.
Droits de douane : « pas de tabou à avoir » sur les services américains, répète le gouvernement après l’accord commercial UE - Etats-Unis
France· 2025-07-30
Michel Picon is the president of the Union des entreprises de proximité (U2P) and presented a proposal to increase earnings by reducing taxes on work.
Des propositions-choc pour que le travail paye plusFrance· 2025-05-06
Michel Picon explained that the current negotiations are a 'game of dupes' and that the conclave is not balanced.
Bayrou persiste, la CGT vers la sortie: le "conclave" des retraites vacille
Monaco· 2025-03-18
Michel Picon stated that the balance of the pension system will require pushing the legal retirement age beyond 64 years.
Retraites : revenir à un âge légal de départ à 62 ans, « ce n’est pas possible » sans menacer le retour à l’équilibre, répète M. BayrouFrance· 2025-03-18
Michel Picon is the president of the U2P, which has decided to leave the negotiations on pensions.
Retraites : l’U2P, qui représente commerçants, artisans et professions libérales, quitte les négociationsFrance· 2025-03-18Michel Picon is the president of U2P and commented on the refusal to continue negotiations.
Retraites : l’organisation patronale U2P quitte les négociations avec les partenaires sociauxFrance· 2025-03-18