Overview

• Government spokesman Sebastian Hille emphasized that the statutory retirement age will stay at 67, highlighting the coalition agreement’s provisions.
• The forthcoming Aktivrente will allow pensioners to earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free when they choose to work beyond the current retirement threshold.
• Social Association Germany (SoVD) and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) warn that calls for longer working lives risk amounting to a hidden reduction in pension benefits.
• Employers’ President Rainer Dulger praised the decision, warning that unchecked social security contributions could undermine Germany’s economic competitiveness.
• Divisions persist within the CDU and between coalition partners, with the party’s social wing calling Reiche a “misplacement” and SPD officials rejecting any indirect age increase.