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Retirement after 45 years of contributions: SPD leader Klüssendorf demands preservation
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Retirement after 45 years of contributions: SPD leader Klüssendorf demands ...
Pension reform: Klüssendorf calls for pensions after 45 years of contributions and inclusion of civil servants
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Pension reform: Klüssendorf calls for pensions after 45 years of ...
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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SPD General Secretary Klüssendorf admits mistakes in cuts
Is the Merz government abolishing "retirement at 63"? SPD General Secretary Klüssendorf has his doubts.
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Is the Merz government abolishing
“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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“Technocratic Party”: SPD General Secretary admits bitter truth
Threatened pension cuts: SPD General Secretary explains how the dispute over pensions for long-term employees will be settled
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Threatened pension cuts: SPD General Secretary explains how the dispute ...
SPD in Saxony-Anhalt: | "If you ring my doorbell, I'll punch you in the face."
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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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Bremen SPD: Party convention focuses on justice
1,000-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
  • 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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SPD secretary-general gets off to an early start: “I would say right away ...
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 politician on equity-based pensions: “I don’t demonize stocks”
SPD-Generalsekretär Klüssendorf: „Niedrige Renten stärker ansteigen lassen als höhere“
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SPD-Generalsekretär Klüssendorf: „Niedrige Renten stärker ansteigen lassen ...
Pension debate on ntv's "Frühstart": Against academics? SPD follows Bas on pension idea - | Left Party warns
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Pension debate on ntv's
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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Pension levels, stop lines, etc.: ‘Clear stop sign’ in pension package ...
"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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"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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  • 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'.
Financial plight of health insurance funds: SPD General Secretary speaks out in favor of higher health contributions for high earners
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Financial plight of health insurance funds: SPD General Secretary speaks ...