Pensionsreform

Den tyske regering har godkendt Altersvorsorgedepot som den nye ramme for statsstøttet pensionsopsparing. Fra januar 2027 vil selvstændige og embedsmænd også være berettigede. Riester-pensionsordningen udløber ved udgangen af dette år.

25. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Efter modstand mod sine nylige kommentarer forsikrede kansler Friedrich Merz (CDU) ved et CDU-arrangement, at der ikke vil komme forringelser af folkepensionen. Ministerpræsident i Sachsen-Anhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), gentog kravene om en pensionsreform, der adresserer Østtysklands unikke afhængighed af statslige pensioner.

Unionsleder Jens Spahn har advaret om en potentiel regeringskrise, hvis pensionspakken mislykkes i parlamentet. Modstanden fra den unge gruppe i CDU/CSU er angiveligt ved at bryde sammen, men Spahn fremhæver risici for andre politikkområder. Han forventer, at et flertal dannes for kompromisløsningsforslaget.

26. november 2025 Rapporteret af AI

On November 25, the Senate voted against suspending the pension reform that postpones the legal retirement age to 64. This decision was made within the social security budget project. The measure is likely to be reinstated by the National Assembly in a joint committee scheduled for the same evening.

Maud Bregeon, the 34-year-old deputy from Hauts-de-Seine, returns to her role as spokesperson for the Lecornu II government after a short break. Once a fierce critic of the pension reform suspension, she now backs the government's line while advocating for debate moderation. Her return, unsurprising, mirrors France's recent political instability.

27. oktober 2025 Rapporteret af AI

French lawmakers began examining the 2026 social security financing bill on October 27, 2025, amid tensions over suspending the pension reform and drastic savings measures. A government amendment increasing the surtax on large companies was adopted, while the Zucman tax debate was postponed. Discussions are set to be contentious with a projected deficit of 17.5 billion euros.