A retired elderly couple take advantage of the late summer weather in the gardens at the Champs de Mars in Paris, August 26, 2013. France's government, which has been meeting with labour union heads about retirement issues, neared a deal with trade unions on Monday to overhaul the pension system via a slight lengthening of working lives, union chiefs said, as Europe's number two economy sought to bring a spiralling deficit under control. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)