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Retirement after 45 years of contributions: SPD leader Klüssendorf demands preservation
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Pension reform: Klüssendorf calls for pensions after 45 years of contributions and inclusion of civil servants
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Pension reform: Klüssendorf demands pension after 45 years of contributions and inclusion of civil servants
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SPD General Secretary Klüssendorf admits mistakes in cuts: The SPD General Secretary expects the full pension after 45 years to be retained ...
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Paid articlePaywallIs the Merz government abolishing "retirement at 63"? SPD General Secretary Klüssendorf has his doubts.
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“Technocratic Party”: SPD General Secretary admits bitter truth: SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf in an interview at the FUNKE Central Editorial Office.
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Threatened pension cuts: SPD General Secretary explains how the dispute over pensions for long-term employees will be settled
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Paid articlePaywallSPD in Saxony-Anhalt: | "If you ring my doorbell, I'll punch you in the face."
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Paid articlePaywallSehen wir gerade den Anfang einer neuen, reformbereiten SPD?: In der Rentenpolitik präsentieren sich die Sozialdemokraten überraschend reformbereit ...
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Bremen SPD: Party convention focuses on justice: Rent protection, inheritance tax, pensions: These were classic issues of justice that dominated the Bremen SPD’s ...
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Reform policy: SPD threatens “fierce resistance” over Merz’s pension announcement
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Paid articlePaywall1,000-euro pension for four years in the Bundestag: SPD Secretary-General makes a surprising proposal
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Key FactsSPD Proposes Pension Payments for Parliamentarians
Apr 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: schwaebische.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: schwaebische.de
- Tim Klüssendorf advocates for mandatory pension contributions by members of the Bundestag.
- He points out the unfairness that parliamentarians receive pension rights after four years, whereas others must work 20 years.
- The SPD also seeks to extend pension obligations to groups like the self-employed and new civil servants.
- A pension commission will present reform proposals in June, with additional coalition reforms planned in health, care, and tax sectors.
It is unfair that MPs accumulate pension entitlements of more than 1,000 euros after only four years in the German Bundestag, while others have to work for 20 years— Tim Klüssendorf, SPD General Secretary, in an interview with dpa (German Press Agency)
SPD secretary-general gets off to an early start: “I would say right away that politicians should pay into the pension fund”
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OpinionSPD politician on equity-based pensions: “I don’t demonize stocks”: SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf approves of private retirement savings ...
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SPD-Generalsekretär Klüssendorf: „Niedrige Renten stärker ansteigen lassen als höhere“
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Paid articlePaywallPension debate on ntv's "Frühstart": Against academics? SPD follows Bas on pension idea - | Left Party warns
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Pension levels, stop lines, etc.: ‘Clear stop sign’ in pension package dispute: The CDU and SPD have not yet reached full agreement on the planned pension ...
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"We will have losses and shortages to distribute": Top economist speaks an uncomfortable truth about pensions on Illner's show.
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Opinion"Cityscape" debate: SPD general secretary speaks plainly: SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf at the Willy Brandt House.
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Paid articlePaywall"We must not make it a taboo": Calls for tax increases are being made in the SPD: From digital to income tax: SPD MPs are calling for the introduction of new ...
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Key FactsSPD Proposes New Taxes and Higher Rates for Top Earners
Aug 2, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Calls within the SPD are increasing to introduce new taxes and raise existing income tax rates.
- Bremen’s mayor recommends implementing a digital tax already adopted by several European countries.
- Former SPD vice-chair Ralf Stegner argues that tax increases should not be taboo amid rising defense spending.
- Stegner cites Helmut Kohl’s administration as a model, during which the top tax rate reached 56 percent.
We must not taboo tax increases.— Ralf Stegner, SPD member of the Bundestag, in an interview with 'Tagesspiegel'.
SPD secretary-general criticizes the Union's demands for a universal basic income
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Financial plight of health insurance funds: SPD General Secretary speaks out in favor of higher health contributions for high earners
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