Reading time 3 minutesA judgement of the European Court of Human Rights (EUGH) has far-reaching consequences for Switzerland: The life-long widow's pension was abolished there. Peter Knöppel, lawyer and pension advisor from Halle, explains the background and possible consequences of this judgment – also for Germany. But what does this decision mean in detail? What changes do survivors face, and why is the widow's pension so controversial? Why is…
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Reading time 3 minutesA judgement of the European Court of Human Rights (EUGH) has far-reaching consequences for Switzerland: The life-long widow's pension was abolished there. Peter Knöppel, lawyer and pension advisor from Halle, explains the background and possible consequences of this judgment – also for Germany. But what does this decision mean in detail? What changes do survivors face, and why is the widow's pension so controversial? Why is…