Germany Pension System Archives

May 30, 2025
International
World

Retirement in Europe: How long will we have to work?

Representative image (AI) On May 22, the Danish parliament passed legislation raising the retirement age. The law, approved by 81 lawmakers with 21 voting against, sets the retirement age at 70 for all citizens born after December 31, 1970. Currently, the retirement age in Denmark is 67. By 2030, it will rise to 68, and […]

May 14, 2025
International
World

Germany struggles to fix its pension system

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (AP) Germany’s baby boomers are retiring. Those born between 1955 and 1969, when the birth rate was at an all-time high, are also living longer. The workforce is not growing at the same rate.So who will pay the elderly’s pensions? A considerable chunk of […]