Young Greens oppose raising retirement age to 70

A group of young Green Party lawmakers is publicly defending Germany's statutory pension insurance system, positioning themselves against potential reforms that could extend the retirement age. Ahead of the Rentenkommission's (Pension Commission) findings, these members of the Bundestag and the European Parliament have released a paper arguing against raising the retirement age to 70.

Timon Dzienus, a co-author of the paper and a Bundestag member, invoked the legacy of former CDU Labor Minister Norbert Blüm. "As former CDU Labor Minister Norbert Blüm once said, the pension must be secure. We say, the pension must be secure," Dzienus stated, referencing Blüm's influential 1986 declaration, "Die Rente ist sicher" (The pension is secure).

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As former CDU Labor Minister Norbert Blüm once said, the pension must be secure. We say, the pension must be secure.

The young Greens contend that the statutory pension system is being unfairly maligned and is performing better than its current public perception suggests. They advocate for a role as "pension savers" rather than "pension rebels," emphasizing the need to protect the existing social security framework. The paper aims to counter discussions that they believe unfairly devalue the statutory pension, advocating for its continued strength and reliability for future generations.

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Instead of pension rebels, we need pension savers.