Nearly 75% of people surveyed in Germany believe they will not be able to maintain their current standard of living when they ...

Plans to set up pension accounts for children in Germany over the age of six are gaining momentum – and provoking significant ...

Germany's aging population is putting the country's pension system under strain. The new Labor Minister Bärbel Bas has ruffled feathers with a proposal for how to fix it.Germany's baby boomers ...

Germany's proposed 'Aktivrente', or active pension, is a step towards encouraging older workers to remain in employment ...

Germany's Cabinet has approved a set of proposed pension changes on Wednesday that would guarantee pensions will continue to rise in line with wages, following months of wrangling. The proposed ...

The German ministries' spending wishes for 2025 exceed the specifications of Finance Minister Christian Lindner by around 20 billion euros ($21.53 billion), government sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Government reforms fail to address long-standing incentives that encourage shorter working lives, says central bank ...

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 ...

The plan is designed to alleviate pressure on a pension system that is expected to come under huge strain in the next few years as a whole generation of “baby-boomers” born in the 50s and 60s ...

The three pillars are: first, the statutory pension; second, private pension plans; and third, company pension plans," Großmann explains. This is often also supplemented by private income from ...

Germany's Cabinet has approved a set of proposed pension changes on Wednesday that would link future benefits to wage levels, following months of negotiations, sources told dpa. The proposed ...

The April 9 coalition agreement between Germany’s Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and Social Democratic Party is unfortunately a return to a harsh social security system ...