Brussels wants pensions pegged to life expectancy

The European Commission launched a Green Paper on pension reform issues in July 2010. The Commission's next move will be to publish a White Paper in the third quarter of 2011, which will define more clearly the EU executive's objectives regarding pension reform. The feature discusses how the internal debate within the European Commission is progressing after receipt of external responses to the Green Paper

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ESO: Background information: Pensions http://www.europeansources.info/record/pensions-2/

ESO: Background information: Brussels to press for higher retirement ages http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-to-press-for-higher-retirement-ages/

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