One proposal is to raise the retirement age. Currently, it's 66 for those born in 1959, similar to the full retirement age in the U.S. The plan is to gradually raise it to 67 by 2031 and, beyond that, ...

As political parties, including Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), promise more money for pensioners, pensions have become a hot topic in Germany ahead of the federal ...

Germany’s private pension assets could double to about €500 billion ($577 billion) over the next decade as a major reform directs more retirement savings into capital markets, Bloomberg reported on ...

Pensions have been a hot-button issue in Germany for many years, but this week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz himself reignited the controversy. "Statutory pension insurance alone will, at best, still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hubertus Heil, German Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, gives a press statement on the planned Pensions Package II. Michael ...

In the second part of this review of the most important case law issued by the German Federal Labor Court in the area of occupational pensions over the past year (2025), we examine two key decisions ...

On June 23, the German cabinet presented the recommendations of its expert commission on pension reforms. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) announced that his government ...

Germany's pension sustainability reserve could vanish by 2027, triggering contribution rate hikes and intensifying political debate over long-term reforms. Germany’s - Germany’s €41.3bn Pension ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The ...

That's why the country's pensions commission recently presented recommendations for sweeping changes, and the government has signaled its intention to implement them by the end of the year.

An aging population is adding to Germany's pension woes. A commission recently presented proposals to the German government. As in the U.S., German officials propose raising the retirement age. The ...