German MPs raise retirement age
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German MPs vote to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65, to reduce the cost of an ageing population.
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The number of people looking for work in Germany could rise above the politically critical five million mark this year, Economy and Labour Minister Wolfgang Clement said.
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Thousands of German workers took part in protests Tuesday against a government plan to raise the retirement age to 67, the country's biggest industrial union said.Comment
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The government is launching a review of the current system which allows MPs to vote on their pay annual rise.
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German lawmakers are considering changes  to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing  of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them  from keeping up with global advances.
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The head of the German central bank warned against steep pay rises in 2008, as the Social Democrat party stepped up calls for a national minimum wage in comments to be published Sunday.
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Finland, the European country with the most rapidly aging population, has succeeded in convincing its workers to delay retirement, setting an example for the rest of Europe.
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The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Germany is set to rise this month as a result of labour market reforms that came into effect on January 1, German Economy and Labour Minister Wolfgang ...
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German tax revenues could rise by about 1.4 billion euros (705 million pounds) a year if there were a more efficient system of taxing prostitutes, whose work is mostly legal, according to an economist.
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The German Parliament on Thursday overwhelming approved a one-year extension of the Bundeswehr&#39;s Afghanistan mandate. The decision comes a day after a grenade attack on a German camp in Kunduz injured five.
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The Commission has lifted the excessive deficit procedure, first launched in 2003, against France and Germany. But already there are doubts about Germany respecting the rules in 2005.
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Gains for a far-right party in a weekend  regional election are a wake-up call for Germany's ruling  coalition under Chancellor Angela Merkel, media said on Monday.
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Putting time limits on frontbenchers' speeches is among plans to boost backbench MPs.
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German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances.
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The government proposes raising the state pension age to 68 from 2044 but restoring the link to earnings.
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The minimum driving age must be raised to 18 to stop young people "killing themselves and others", MPs say.
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Seizing on a report that a plan to privatize Social Security includes raising the retirement age for full benefits to 72, vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday renewed a promise that the Democrats would never raise the retirement age.