(de-news.net) – The CDU/CSU parliamentary group has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing reforms within the statutory pension system, emphasizing the imperative of expedient implementation over continued empirical examination. Stefan Nacke (CDU), chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s labor wing, underscored that the informational groundwork laid by prior pension commissions has already yielded a sufficient evidentiary foundation. Consequently, he contended, the present challenge lies not in the acquisition of further data but in the translation of existing knowledge into actionable policy recommendations. Furthermore, Nacke highlights the importance of sustaining public confidence in the pension framework and cautions against its instrumentalization for electoral strategy, emphasizing that such politicization risks eroding trust in an institution essential to social security.

The coalition agreement concluded between CDU/CSU and SPD stipulates the establishment of a specialized pension commission mandated to investigate and propose systemic reforms, with a mid-legislative term timeline for delivering its findings. However, intra-coalition anxieties have emerged regarding the feasibility of enacting the commission’s potential proposals within the current legislative cycle, prompting concerns about reform delays. Concurrently, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas (SPD) has presented a draft pension package, which notably aims to enshrine the current pension replacement rate of 48% while expanding entitlements under the so-called “maternal pension,” thereby addressing both fiscal stability and social equity dimensions of the pension system.