Pension reform: DIW President for the abolition of the “pension with 63”
August 2026, 0:02 PM DIW boss Marcel Fratzscher is in favor of abolishing the tee-free “pension with 63”
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August 2026, 0:02 PM DIW boss Marcel Fratzscher is in favor of abolishing the tee-free “pension with 63”. (Archvbild) © Annette Riedl/ dpa The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, considers the planned abolition of the tee-free “retirement with 63” indispensable. The “pension with 63” is a common, but no longer quite correct keyword: Currently, the earlier retirement without discounts is possible with sufficient insurance period from the age of 64.5 years. We are not abandoning this principle. According to the recommendation of the Commission, the earlier retirement without discounts after 45 contribution years, known as "pension with 63", should be abolished.
Furthermore, CSU chief Markus Söder is also opposed to reopening the overall package. Bas: Union must clarify the position on the early pension without deduction Federal Minister of labour Bas, who is in charge of the Cabinet for the topic, had spoken of a “Gesamtkunstwerk”. “But I don’t see that yet,” said the SPD chief in the ZDF “summer interview”.
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August 2026, 0:02 PM DIW boss Marcel Fratzscher is in favor of abolishing the tee-free “pension with 63”. (Archvbild) © Annette Riedl/ dpa The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, considers the planned abolition of the tee-free “retirement with 63” indispensable.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe “pension with 63” is a common, but no longer quite correct keyword: Currently, the earlier retirement without discounts is possible with sufficient insurance period from the age of 64.5 years.
reliability low1/3 sourcesWe are not abandoning this principle. According to the recommendation of the Commission, the earlier retirement without discounts after 45 contribution years, known as "pension with 63", should be abolished.
reliability low1/3 sourcesCSU chief Markus Söder is also opposed to reopening the overall package.
reliability low1/3 sourcesBas: Union must clarify the position on the early pension without deduction Federal Minister of labour Bas, who is in charge of the Cabinet for the topic, had spoken of a “Gesamtkunstwerk”.
reliability low1/3 sources“But I don’t see that yet,” said the SPD chief in the ZDF “summer interview”.
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