Lithuania increases retirement age to 65 by 2026

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LITHUANIA - Lithuanian is to to raise the pension age to 65 in a bid to improve the country's finances.

Parliament approved a plan on Thursday to increase retirement age by two months a year for men and four months a year for women, which will bring the pension age to 65 by 2026. The current age f...

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