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Bundestag approves government-supported pension savings scheme for children

(de-news.net) – State-funded pension savings plans that will give qualified children 10 euros a month from age 6 until adulthood has been approved by Germany’s…

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Merz renews call to end early retirement scheme as coalition continues pension debate

(de-news.net) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has renewed calls to abolish Germany’s so-called pension at 63, arguing that demographic pressures require a more sustainable…

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Pension reform faces coalition tensions and mounting fiscal pressure

(de-news.net) – Germany’s coalition government faces growing pressure to advance its pension reform. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has called for a decision this quarter and…

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German coalition seeks common ground on contentious pension reform

(de-news.net) – Leading members of Germany’s governing coalition are pressing for implementation of the pension commission’s recommendations while simultaneously seeking compromises over its most contentious…

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Coalition weighs limits, exceptions in pension reform dispute

(de-news.net) – Changes to Germany’s pension law that permit deduction-free retirement following 45 years of contributions are being negotiated by the CDU/CSU and SPD. Reducing…

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CDU leaders demand full implementation of the pension pact

(de-news.net) – In the German Bundestag, federal lawmaker Johannes Winkel and the CDU/CSU’s Young Group are pressuring the coalition to carry out its agreed-upon pension…

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German pension reform with contested length of transition

(de-news.net) – According to economic estimates, the proposed five-year transition to phase out penalty-free retirement after 45 years of contributions could enable up to several…

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Germany faces deepening dispute over pension reform, especially retirement at 63

(de-news.net) – The proposed elimination of retirement without deductions after 45 years of contributions has revealed deep divisions among German state premiers and within the…

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