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German debate over abolition of the “Rente mit 63” early‑retirement

DIW president Marcel Fratzscher says the planned abolition of the discount‑free early‑retirement scheme “Rente mit 63” is a central and financially decisive element of the German pension reform, estimating long‑term savings of about ten billion euros and the creation of roughly 125 000 additional jobs per retiree cohort. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Labour Minister Bärbel Bas have pledged to implement the Rentenkommission’s recommendation to scrap the scheme. Three eastern CDU minister‑presidents – Michael Kretschmer (Saxony), Sven Schulze (Saxony‑Anhalt) and Mario Voigt (Thuringia) – publicly oppose the abolition and have sent a joint letter to the government. Within the Union, opinions diverge: some CDU/CSU figures such as Markus Söder and Franziska Hoppermann back the reform, while others call for a pause. The SPD’s Bärbel Bas urges the Union to clarify its stance. The coalition is also discussing possible hardship‑case rules for workers close to retirement, but no final legislation has been passed yet.

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Bärbel Bas · CDU/CSU · Friedrich Merz · German Federal Government · German coalition government · German government · Marcel Fratzscher · Mario Voigt · Markus Söder · Michael Kretschmer · Olaf Merkel · Olaf Merz

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