"No Campaign Maneuver, but a Legitimate Objection: Merz Threatens Schwesig with Federal Council Blockade

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The coalition parties CDU, CSU and SPD continue to argue about the non-deductible pension after 45 years of contributions. Now Schwesig makes a clear announcement.

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The Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), has stepped up after 45 years of contributions in the dispute over the deduction-free pension. The federal government's pension plans meant that “those who nevertheless go on a well-earned pension after 45 years receive de facto less pension as a result of the reductions,” Schwesig told news portal T-Online. With an average pension of 1,300 euros in East Germany, “as pr…