No smooth route to the European pension

Five years after it came into effect, the European pensions directive is under review. While this is standard practice for the European Commission, which likes to keep an eye on how its directives are working out, this particular directive seems to be struggling, in one area at least.

European Commission: Business, Economy, Euro: Banking and finance: Insurance and Pensions http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/pensions/index_en.htm

Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors: Homepage http://www.ceiops.org/

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