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Pensions advocate warns of cuts to German nursing care insurance
Verena Bentele, President of the VdK social association, issued a strong warning against any proposed cuts to long-term…
Baby Boomers Face Massive Housing Poverty From Small Pensions
The industrial union IG Bau has issued a serious warning regarding the impending risk of widespread housing poverty…
Bas Challenges Merz on Pensions Debate Cites Coalition Pledges
SPD leader and Federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas criticized recent statements on pensions made by CDU politician Friedrich…
German Pensions Set to Rise 4.24% Effective July 1 2026
Germany’s pensions will rise by 4.24 % effective 1 July 2026, announced Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) on Thursday. The sharp increase is…
Warken Open To Expanding Health Insurance Contributions To Cover Pensions Rents And Capital Gains With Savings Package
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) said she does not oppose the SPD’s proposal to include pensions, rent and capital gains…
Greens Push State‑Managed Citizen Fund to Reshape Private Pensions
The Green Party’s parliamentary group has put forward a proposal to replace Germany’s current private pension scheme with…
Banaszak Proposes Raising Retirement Age to Cut Early Pensions
Green Party leader Felix Banaszak is calling for a higher retirement age. “The real working lifetime must rise”…
Lower Saxony Proposes Linking Pensions to Work Years
The debate surrounding Germany’s impending pension reform is intensifying, with Lower Saxony’s Minister President Olaf Lies advocating for…
Link Pensions to Work Years
A key advisor to German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is advocating for a significant recalibration of the nation’s…
Tax Relief Boosts German Pensions
The recent passage of the German government’s pension package has been met with cautious optimism from Verena Bentele,…
Greens Accuse Left of Retreating on Pensions
A deepening rift is emerging within Germany’s political landscape as the Green Party accuses the Left party of…
Germany Faces Coalition Rift Over Pensions
The political landscape in Germany is escalating as North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister-President Hendrik Wüst of the Christian Democratic Union…
Incentive Pensions Now for Civil Servants
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is advocating for the introduction of incentives mirroring the forthcoming “active retirement” scheme…
Jusos Demand Stronger Pensions
The junior wing of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Jusos, are poised to inject a radical shake-up…
Pensions Face Steep Rise by 2039
The German government’s recently approved 2025 Pension Insurance Report reveals a complex and politically charged outlook for the…
Union Offers Concessions on Pensions Panel
The proposed German pension reform is facing internal friction within the ruling coalition, prompting calls for concessions and…
Inflation-Linked Pensions Risk Backlash
A heated debate is brewing in Germany over proposed reforms to the nation’s pension system, with stark divisions…
UBS Transfers Swiss Pensions to Germany
UBS Transfers Credit Suisse Pension Obligations to DBR In a move highlighting the ongoing restructuring following the UBS…
Youth Union Challenges German Chancellor on Pensions
The pressure is mounting on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz from within his own conservative party as the Young…
SPD Eyes Borrowed Funds for Pensions
The debate surrounding Germany’s looming pension crisis has intensified, with SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf proposing potentially controversial…
Union Pensions Plan Sparks Generation Divide
The debate surrounding the government’s proposed pension reforms has intensified, with SPD lawmakers accusing younger members of the…
Pensions Reform Set for Next Year
Following protracted negotiations, the governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD)…
Coalition Reaches Deal on Welfare Pensions Transport
The governing coalition of Germany, comprised of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD), has reached…
German Minister Backs Stock Pensions
The German Minister for Construction, Verena Hubertz, has expressed strong support for equity-linked pension schemes, a model that…
Lindner Pushes Fully Funded Private Pensions
Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has advocated for a significant restructuring of private pension provisions in light…
German Minister Eyes Civil Servant Pensions Reform
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Karl-Josef Laumann, has called for a reassessment of Germany’s pension…
Expert Calls For Benefit Cuts To Save Pensions
A leading German economist, Veronika Grimm, has advocated for a reassessment of social security benefits in light of…
Work Key to Secure Pensions
Following a recent cabinet decision concerning parental benefits and the stability of the pension system and amid ongoing…
Left Party Backs Wealth Tax for Pensions
The debate surrounding a proposed “Boomer Solidarity Contribution” has spurred renewed calls for a broader approach to funding…
FDP Seeks Shift for Low-Income Pensions
A proposal to restructure Germany’s pension system is gaining traction, spearheaded by Christian Dürr, the chairman of the…
Germany Pays Out Over 1.7 Million Pensions Abroad
As the global job market continues to evolve, an increasing number of individuals are choosing to receive their…
The Scary Truth About Germany’s Future Pensions.
New Study Reveals Young Germans’ Growing Concern for Retirement, But Lack of Knowledge and Information Remains a Major…
Pension Crisis: Linking Pensions to Inflation Only a ‘Systematic Pension Cut’?
German Social Welfare Association Condemns Proposal to Link Future Pension Increases to Inflation Alone The German Social Welfare…
German County Council Slams Bas’ Plan to Make Civil Servants Contribute to Pensions
The German County Association has rejected the proposal by Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD) that civil…
Bas’s Pensions Plan Praised by DIW, But Warns of High Reform Costs
DIW Chief Marcel Fratzscher has praised the pension proposal by Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) but pointed…
SPD Ministers Prioritize Energy Price Reduction, Rent Brake Extension and Secure Pensions in Federal Government Announcement.
SPD Ministers in German Government Announce Priorities Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced his top priorities for the…
CDU Representative Announces Shocking Cuts in Health, Pensions and Care
In a podcast of the series Table Today, Thorsten Frei, the parliamentary leader of the CDU, announces cuts…
How Mark Rutte’s Love for Tanks Trumps Healthcare and Pensions
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in an interview with Bild am Sonntag, once again explained to the Germans…
Shocking Number of Germans Still Work After Collecting Pensions!
Thirteen percent of retirees in Germany continued to work in the first six months after receiving their first…
‘Pensions Must Fall for Defense to Rise’!
As the German government weighs the costs of increasing defense spending, a prominent economic expert suggests that the…
Strike Back: Verdi Rejects CSU’s Pensions Plan!
German Labor Unions Express Discontent with CSU’s Retirement Plans Frank Werneke, the head of the Verdi labor union,…
Seniors Sacrifice Pensions for War Effort
President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Moritz Schularick, demands a stronger involvement of retirees…
Shock Warning from Top Economist as Social Democrats’ Pensions Plans Unleashed!
The head of the Economic Council, Monika Schnitzer, warns of the pension plans of the SPD. “The SPD…
BOMBSHELL: German Greens Unleash ‘Bürgerfonds’ Revolution to Boost Pensions by a Whopping X%!
The Greens want to use the capital market in the future to generate more funds for the statutory…