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Germany wants to raise retirement age to 70

Germany wants to raise retirement age to 70

The German government supports plans to gradually increase the retirement age to approximately 70 years. Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed the measure to prevent the pension system from collapsing due to the country's aging population.

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