US EditionIn Denmark, Retirement at 70 Sparks Debate
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"I don't want to work until the age of 70": on paper, Kirsten Evans is one of the first Danes to have to wait 70 years to be officially eligible for retirement, but she intends to stop before the legal age as many Danes do. ...
Greece is considering increasing the retirement age from 2027, following the Danish model, due to increased life expectancy and the need to maintain the social security system.
In Denmark, retirement at 70 sparks debate
Many Danes are reluctant to work until the age of 70, as planned by law from 2040. While the need to raise the retirement age to support the welfare system is widely accepted, there is growing concern that the pace is too harsh — and risks deepening social inequalities. Some already plan to stop working earlier, even if they won’t yet qualify for a full pension.
This reform is part of a mechanism established by a law passed in 2006, according to which the age of...
Few Danes Work Until Official Retirement Age as Government Pushes It to 70
Denmark's Parliament adopted a law in May raising the retirement age to 70 by 2040, up from the current 67, affecting anyone born after December 31, 1970. The country indexed its official retirement age to life expectancy in 2006 and revises it every five years, with the age set to increase to 68 in...
After the Danish parliament passed a law that will raise the retirement age to 70 in 2040, most Danes say they do not intend to work that long.
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