US EditionNST Leader: Rethinking Retirement
- On Thursday, Denmark's parliament approved a law that will gradually increase the retirement age to 70 by 2040 for individuals whose birthdates fall after the end of 1970.
- The law follows a background of indexing retirement age to life expectancy since 2006, with increases every five years and a change to 68 years in 2030.
- The vote passed with 81 lawmakers in favor and 21 opposed, sparking protests led by trade unions concerned about working until age 70.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen indicated that the government is reconsidering the policy of automatically raising the retirement age, suggesting possible future changes.
- This legislation marks a major shift in Denmark's pension policy and raises questions about sustainability, flexibility, and the social impact of higher retirement ages.
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The Danish Parliament decided last week to raise the retirement age to 70 by 2040, and the new age limit will apply to all those who were born after 31 December 1970 and will be the highest in Europe.
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El EconomistaThe Danish Parliament passed on Thursday, without strong opposition, a law raising the retirement age to 70 years from 2040, compared to the current 67 years. According to the Danish Parliament’s Folketing website, 81 deputies voted in favour and 21 against. In Denmark, since the 2006 reform, the statutory retirement age has been tied to life expectancy and is reviewed every five years. In 2030 it will be 68 years, and in 2035 69 years. The new …
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In Denmark, people will only be able to retire at the age of 70 in the future. Parliament in Copenhagen passed a corresponding law on Thursday, which will gradually increase the starting age by 2040. 81 members voted in favour of the text, 21 against, as the Parliament announced on its website. The new law sets the retirement age for all citizens born after 31 December 1970 to 70 years. Currently, it is 67 years in Denmark.Denmark has continuous…
Work Longer, Retire Later: Denmark Raises Pension Age to 70
Denmark’s parliament adopted a law on Thursday, May 22nd, raising the retirement age to 70 by 2040 from the current age of 67.A total of 81 lawmakers voted in favour and 21 were opposed, the Folketing said on its website.Since 2006, Denmark has indexed the official retirement age to life expectancy and has revised it every five years.In 2030, the retirement age will increase to 68, and in 2035 it will go up to 69.The new law sets the retirement …
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The age of reform is now 67 years in Denmark, but it will last for 68 years in 2030 and 69 years in 2035."We cannot continue to tell people who have to work for more than one year," says the country's leader.
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