- Jun 22
German pension commission proposes raising retirement age and ending 'Rente mit 63'
A government-appointed commission has recommended raising the retirement age in line with life expectancy and scrapping early retirement without deductions after 45 years of contributions, as part of a package of over 30 proposals to be handed to Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday.
- 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 1
Germany's Coalition Clashes Over Student Grants: BAföG Increase in Doubt as SPD Accuses CDU/CSU of Breaking Promises
A dispute over the financing of a planned increase to Germany's student grant scheme, BAföG, has erupted within the ruling coalition, with the SPD accusing its CDU/CSU partners of reneging on a deal and sowing uncertainty among young people.
