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French President Macron signs controversial pension law
Paris French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the controversial pension law. This came out on Saturday from the official publication of the government in Paris. On Friday, the country’s Constitutional…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform has cleared the final hurdle: the country’s Constitutional Council approved all the key…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris The controversial pension reform by French President Emmanuel Macron can come into force. On Friday, the Constitutional Council declared the…
Constitutional authorities could stop Macron’s law
French President Emmanuel Macron The head of state has been criticized for pushing through the pension reform without going through parliament. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Paris The fate of French President Emmanuel…
Why older people are not enjoying retirement age as planned
retirement Thanks to medical advances, prospective retirees are mostly fit today and still have around two decades of life ahead of them. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Munich Americans are familiar with…
Why an extra income in retirement can be worthwhile
Additional income in retirement With a trick, the pension can be supplemented monthly without paying taxes: To do this, one combines a tax-free mini-job for the employee with an activity…
Retirement strategies for financial security in retirement
Munich There are these financial services brochures full of happy gray-haired people who have made it: They are financially free and enjoying their retirement. Now they can catch up on…
Again nationwide protests against pension reform
Paris After the unsuccessful talks between the French trade unions and the government on the pension reform, strikes and protests against the project are once again taking place in France.…
Strategies for financial security in retirement
Social contacts in retirement For many people, colleagues and business partners make up a significant part of social contacts. In retirement, this circle quickly shrinks to one’s own family. (Photo:…
How to properly plan for retirement
retirement Retirement is no longer a guaranteed basic income in old age: More and more people will have to work beyond retirement age to secure their standard of living. (Photo:…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
This is how you can top up your retirement savings
Two weeks ago, pension advisor Andreas Irion received a visit. His client Renate Frei* has a problem. In 1977, at the age of 17, she began her training. She worked…
Protests against French pension reform turn violent
Protests against pension reform The French demonstrated in several cities against President Macron’s plans. (Photo: IMAGO/IP3press) Paris/Nantes In France, the new protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms also turned…
This is how the country has benefited from Macron’s reform agenda
Paris More than a million people on the streets, more than 400 injured police officers, burning barricades: the protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform are becoming increasingly intense. A state…
“I don’t enjoy it either”
Paris Emmanuel Macron chose an unusual setting for his first public statements on the controversial decision to push through his pension reforms despite massive protests and no parliamentary vote. Instead…
Why pensioners benefit from being guided by the wage level despite high inflation
Berlin The announced pension increase still falls short of the expected inflation, as the Ministry of Labor admits. Pensions will increase by 4.39 percent in western Germany and 5.86 percent…
Macron’s government survives vote of no confidence – but protests against pension reform continue
Paris In the end, it was nine votes that saved French President Emmanuel Macron and his pension reform for the time being. The National Assembly in Paris rejected a motion…
France’s government survives first vote of no confidence
French President Emmanuel Macron If Macron survives both no-confidence votes, he can implement his controversial pension reform. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris French opposition forces have failed in their attempt to…
France’s government survives first vote of no confidence
French President Emmanuel Macron If Macron survives both no-confidence votes, he can implement his controversial pension reform. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris The first of two votes of no confidence in…