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Skip next section Pension reform must include everyone, senior organization head says 06/15/2026 June 15, 2026 Pension reform must include everyone, senior organization head says The head of the seniors' organization of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party said the current government's future will be decided based on its pension reforms.
"The pension reforms will determine the fate of this coalition, I'm sure about that," Hubert Hüppe told the Rheinische Post. According to Hüppe, the reforms must mean that everyone plays a role, not just Germany's senior residents.
"This is only possible if everyone is included in the social reforms, including civil servants’ pensions and other pension schemes," Hüppe added. The reform to Germany's pension system has been
making headlines in the country, with Chancellor Merz and his party trying to push through money-saving changes to the country's current system, triggering criticism from trade unions and workers' associations.
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