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Seniors
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German Seniors Face Growing Income Gap Reaching €4,066 by 2025
The income gap between people over 65 and the overall population in Germany is widening. According to the…
Germany’s Seniors Embrace Digital Health Solutions as Major Opportunity
Most seniors in Germany view digital health services as a major opportunity. A survey by IT industry association…
Germany Proposes Lifetime IDs for Seniors
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is pushing for a radical overhaul of bureaucracy and a strengthening of…
Merz Turns 70 Seniors Union Wants Him In
The call for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to join the CDU’s Seniors’ Union has ignited a minor, yet revealing,…
Generational Fairness Seniors Could Face Service Mandate
The Director of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, has intensified his call for a…
Charity Asks Seniors To Help With Reform
The president of the German Caritas, Eva Welskop-Deffaa, has urged consideration of contributions from older generations in the…
Seniors Demand Education Overhaul and Pandemic Review
Hubert Hüppe, the newly elected chairman of the CDU’s Senioren-Union (Senior Citizens’ Union), is advocating for significant reforms…
Seniors Push for Right to Disconnect Digitally
A prominent organization representing senior citizens in Germany is advocating for the formal recognition of a “right to…
Merz Retains Support From Union Seniors
Following one hundred days in office, Chancellor Friedrich Merz appears to be receiving consistent support from within the…
Seniors Should Serve Nation Expert Says
A leading German sociologist is advocating for a revised approach to societal responsibility, suggesting a social service obligation…
More Seniors Forced to Work Than Ever Before
Germany Sees Record Number of Seniors in the Workforce, Data Shows According to a recent report, the number…
Minister’s Bold Plan to Protect Seniors and End Domestic Violence
Minister of Consumer Protection Stefanie Hubig Pushes for Swift Implementation of Coalition Agreement’s Consumer Protection Measures Minister of…
CDU’s Seniors Union Slams Supermarket Price Favors
The CDU’s Senior’s Union has sharply criticized the price advantages that are only granted to consumers through apps,…
Who is the New Boss of the Senior’s Union?
A new leader has been elected for the CDU’s Seniors’ Union, with Helge Benda, a 79-year-old from Castrop-Rauxel,…
Seniors Sacrifice Pensions for War Effort
President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Moritz Schularick, demands a stronger involvement of retirees…