pension reform

PENSION REFORM 21 APR 2026

‘Will not suffice to maintain standard of living’: Germany’s Merz urges pension reform

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) has spoken out in favour of far-reaching reforms of the country’s creaking public pension system.

PENSION REFORM 2 DEC 2025

Germany’s Young Union MPs ‘will not back’ Merz’s pension reform

Germany's Young Union, made up of 18 younger Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MPs, will not vote in favour of a pension reform championed by their leader.

PENSION REFORM 28 NOV 2025

Row over pension reform pits Germany’s Merz against his young MPs

A dispute over a reform of Germany’s pension system has escalated into a crisis that threatens to blow apart the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Chancellor…

PENSION REFORM 7 OCT 2025

Work until 73 to save pension system, German experts warn

According to the German Council of Economic Experts, the retirement age should be raised to 73 to keep the country's social security system from collapsing.

PENSION REFORM 30 JUN 2025

Tougher Belgian pensions rules backfire, as more people retire younger

Belgium’s effort to push people into working longer looks to be backfiring — at least in the short run.

PENSION REFORM 26 MAY 2025

Denmark first to raise pension age to 70, in a fast greying EU

Denmark became the first country in the EU to raise its retirement age to 70, after its parliament passed the measure on May 22.

PENSION REFORM 14 JAN 2025

Pension protests pressure Belgian government talks

Belgian political parties currently negotiating over forming a government faced a new challenge with protests and strike action in Brussels on January 13 over pension…

PENSION REFORM 13 DEC 2024

Danish minister plans crackdown on ‘non-Western’ migrants who claim early pensions

Danish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal (Venstre) Party, Troels Lund Poulsen, has announced plans to review "non-Western immigrant" access to early…