EU Council calls for additional pension reforms

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Additional reforms of pension policy, particularly increasing the retirement age, will be needed in several countries due to the danger posed by expected demographic changes, an interim report by the EU Council says.

According to EU data life expectancy for men will increase by 8.5 years and by 6.9 years for women over the next fifty years. The increased longevity will push the public pension expenditure up by ...

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