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French Pension Reform: Debate on Retiree Contributions Heats Up
The French government is exploring ways to fund its pension system, including potentially making retirees contribute through measures like delaying pension indexation or raising taxes, a proposal supported by the Medef but fiercely opposed by the CGT union.
French Pension Reform: Debate on Retiree Contributions Heats Up
The French government is exploring ways to fund its pension system, including potentially making retirees contribute through measures like delaying pension indexation or raising taxes, a proposal supported by the Medef but fiercely opposed by the CGT union.
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48% Bias Score
Mexico Withdraws ISSSTE Reform Following Teacher Protests
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum withdrew a controversial ISSSTE reform after teacher protests, offering debt forgiveness and social housing instead, averting a planned 72-hour national strike.
Mexico Withdraws ISSSTE Reform Following Teacher Protests
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum withdrew a controversial ISSSTE reform after teacher protests, offering debt forgiveness and social housing instead, averting a planned 72-hour national strike.
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48% Bias Score
Belarus Eliminates Pension Restrictions for Working Retirees
Belarus lifted restrictions on pension amounts for working pensioners on January 1, 2025, leading to approximately 10,000 retirees returning to the workforce; previously, 110,000 faced deductions up to 500 rubles (140 euros).
Belarus Eliminates Pension Restrictions for Working Retirees
Belarus lifted restrictions on pension amounts for working pensioners on January 1, 2025, leading to approximately 10,000 retirees returning to the workforce; previously, 110,000 faced deductions up to 500 rubles (140 euros).
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56% Bias Score
France's Military Spending Plan: A Societal Tightrope Walk
France's plan to increase military spending is causing tension, as the government considers raising the retirement age to fund it, potentially worsening existing social divisions while alternatives like tax increases are resisted.
France's Military Spending Plan: A Societal Tightrope Walk
France's plan to increase military spending is causing tension, as the government considers raising the retirement age to fund it, potentially worsening existing social divisions while alternatives like tax increases are resisted.
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60% Bias Score
Spanish Pension Generosity Rises Despite Reforms
A new report reveals that despite recent pension reforms, a typical Spanish worker retiring in 2025 will receive 62% more in pension payments than their total contributions, a rise from 55% in 2020, due to increased life expectancy and lower projected GDP growth.
Spanish Pension Generosity Rises Despite Reforms
A new report reveals that despite recent pension reforms, a typical Spanish worker retiring in 2025 will receive 62% more in pension payments than their total contributions, a rise from 55% in 2020, due to increased life expectancy and lower projected GDP growth.
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36% Bias Score
Turkey Launches Supplementary Pension System
Turkey's new supplementary pension system (TES), launching in 2024, mandates at least 3% employee and employer contributions to a worker's pension account, with a 30% government contribution; this supplements the existing social security system (SGK), offering a second retirement option.
Turkey Launches Supplementary Pension System
Turkey's new supplementary pension system (TES), launching in 2024, mandates at least 3% employee and employer contributions to a worker's pension account, with a 30% government contribution; this supplements the existing social security system (SGK), offering a second retirement option.
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48% Bias Score
Greek Economists Back Pension Reform, Conditional on EU Rule Change
A majority of the Hellenic Panel of Economists conditionally supports revising EU's Stability and Growth Pact rules to ease the shift from pay-as-you-go to funded pension systems, as the current system, ignoring implicit liabilities, hinders the necessary reform and places a significant strain on th...
Greek Economists Back Pension Reform, Conditional on EU Rule Change
A majority of the Hellenic Panel of Economists conditionally supports revising EU's Stability and Growth Pact rules to ease the shift from pay-as-you-go to funded pension systems, as the current system, ignoring implicit liabilities, hinders the necessary reform and places a significant strain on th...
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44% Bias Score
Bayrou Rejects Lowering French Retirement Age Amidst Political Backlash
Following the fall of Michel Barnier's government, French Prime Minister François Bayrou rejected calls to revert the retirement age to 62, triggering strong criticism from unions and the left-wing opposition, despite ongoing consultations to improve the unpopular 2023 pension reform.
Bayrou Rejects Lowering French Retirement Age Amidst Political Backlash
Following the fall of Michel Barnier's government, French Prime Minister François Bayrou rejected calls to revert the retirement age to 62, triggering strong criticism from unions and the left-wing opposition, despite ongoing consultations to improve the unpopular 2023 pension reform.
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52% Bias Score
Bayrou Rejects Retirement Age Rollback Amidst Disagreement with Philippe
French Prime Minister François Bayrou rejected calls to lower the retirement age from 64 to 62, sparking disagreement with Edouard Philippe who considers the current discussions obsolete due to the war in Ukraine and the need for defense spending.
Bayrou Rejects Retirement Age Rollback Amidst Disagreement with Philippe
French Prime Minister François Bayrou rejected calls to lower the retirement age from 64 to 62, sparking disagreement with Edouard Philippe who considers the current discussions obsolete due to the war in Ukraine and the need for defense spending.
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44% Bias Score
Bayrou Faces Potential Fall Political Crisis
French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a potential political crisis in the fall, driven primarily by an unresolved pension reform that could lead to a coalition between the far-right and the left, potentially unseating him before the end of the year; however, upcoming municipal elections may of...
Bayrou Faces Potential Fall Political Crisis
French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a potential political crisis in the fall, driven primarily by an unresolved pension reform that could lead to a coalition between the far-right and the left, potentially unseating him before the end of the year; however, upcoming municipal elections may of...
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36% Bias Score
Mexico City's ISSSTE Reform: Increased Contributions Spark Union Protests
Mexico City President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed an ISSSTE reform on February 7th to strengthen its finances and return housing functions to FOVISSSTE, increasing contributions for high-earning public employees to fund healthcare improvements, sparking protests from unions.
Mexico City's ISSSTE Reform: Increased Contributions Spark Union Protests
Mexico City President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed an ISSSTE reform on February 7th to strengthen its finances and return housing functions to FOVISSSTE, increasing contributions for high-earning public employees to fund healthcare improvements, sparking protests from unions.
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36% Bias Score
NSC's Pension Referendum Proposal Sparks €3.4 Billion Revenue Risk in Netherlands
The NSC party's proposed pension referendums in the Netherlands risk costing the government €1-2 billion in lost tax revenue and €2.4 billion from EU funds, sparking controversy and raising questions about transparency within the Dutch parliament.
NSC's Pension Referendum Proposal Sparks €3.4 Billion Revenue Risk in Netherlands
The NSC party's proposed pension referendums in the Netherlands risk costing the government €1-2 billion in lost tax revenue and €2.4 billion from EU funds, sparking controversy and raising questions about transparency within the Dutch parliament.
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40% Bias Score
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