Brussels to press for higher retirement ages

Preview and reports of the European Commission's Green Paper on Pensions adopted July 2010.

The European Commission launched on the 7 July 2010 a Europe-wide public debate on how to ensure adequate, sustainable and safe pensions and how the EU can best support the national efforts.

Ageing populations in all Member States have put existing retirement systems under massive strain and the financial and economic crisis has only increased this pressure. The consultation document, a Green paper, poses a series of questions inviting all interested parties to contribute views, opinions and ideas on confronting the pension challenge - one of the biggest facing Europe and most parts of the world today – and how the EU can contribute to the solutions.

PressEurop, 8.7.10: Will Brussels make us work till 70? http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/290871-will-brussels-make-us-work-till-70

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

ESO: Background information: Brussels steps up efforts on pension reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-steps-up-efforts-on-pension-reform/

EurActiv, 8.7.10: Commission treads carefully on pension reform http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/commission-treads-carefully-pens-news-496103

European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/905: EU launches public debate on the future of pensions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/905&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 7.7.10: Ageing Europe warned of 'unsustainable' pensions http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10545280.stm

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