Constanze Janda

German legal scholar

Jun 22
Germany's pension commission hands over 33 proposals as Merz and Bas pledge full adoption
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Labour Minister Bärbel Bas on Tuesday committed to implementing all 33 recommendations of the pensions commission in their entirety, calling the package a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' that can only work as a whole.
Jun 21
German pension commission proposes linking retirement age to life expectancy and abolishing 'Rente mit 63'
A government-appointed panel recommends gradually raising Germany's retirement age in line with life expectancy, ending the option to retire at 63 without deductions, and introducing a mandatory equity-funded pension top-up.