Marcel Fratzscher: Artificial intelligence does not belong in private hands
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"There is a lack of courage and consistency": DIW President Fratzscher Criticizes the Pension Commission's Plans
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Key FactsCalls for Bolder Pension Reform Proposals
Jun 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Marcel Fratzscher criticizes the pension commission’s proposals as too cautious and lacking fundamental solutions to poverty, fairness, and youth burden.
- He demands improvements focused on enhancing the basic pension and accounting more for high incomes and assets in old age.
- The commission suggests linking retirement age to life expectancy and expanding mandatory pension contributions to self-employed, officials, and parliamentarians.
- Further recommendations include a funded supplementary pension and ending early retirement at 63 and pension-free mini-jobs.
The reform proposals lack courage and resolve, because they do not fundamentally change the three biggest problems for the foreseeable future.— Marcel Fratzscher, president of the DIW, in an interview with the Rheinische Post about the pension commission.
Budget 2027: How it affects consumers in everyday life: Economists explain how the new federal budget affects consumers - | from higher prices and taxes to risks ...
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Retirement at 70? Fratzscher warns: | "I see a bleak future": DIW President Marcel Fratzscher diagnoses Germany with a "mental depression." The economist warns ...
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Fratzscher: Germany should sell its gold reserves: Gold has recently become significantly more expensive, including the Bundesbank's massive reserves – | a ...
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Key FactsFratzscher Urges Gold Sales to Combat Energy Crisis
Apr 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Marcel Fratzscher recommends selling a portion of Germany’s gold reserves valued around €440 billion to address the crisis.
- Proceeds from the sale could fund education and infrastructure to support citizens and businesses.
- He criticizes the government’s fuel tax discount for failing to sufficiently reduce fuel consumption during the energy shortage.
- Fratzscher predicts diesel prices could reach €3 if the war continues and heating demand rises this winter.
It has always been a taboo — because Germans have a mentality of saving — that we should finally break.— Marcel Fratzscher, DIW chief, in an interview with t-online
Increase in value added tax expected: The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) expects an increase to 21%. The federal government needs ...
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Key FactsDIW Head Foresees VAT Increase in Germany
Feb 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- Marcel Fratzscher, DIW president, anticipates the VAT rate in Germany will increase to 21 percent.
- This step is considered essential to address the fiscal gaps within the federal budget.
- The tax hike aims to boost government revenue and reduce budget deficits.
- The report specifies that the change is expected to take place around the year 2026.
The federal government needs money to cover budget gaps.— Marcel Fratzscher, head of DIW, explains the necessity of a VAT increase.
Economist Fratzscher on tax reform: Wealth tax and subsidy cuts necessary: Marcel Fratzscher is a scientist, political consultant, and president of the German ...
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Marcel Fratzscher called for the withdrawal of voting rights in old age – now he says it was satire
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DIW chief calls for compulsory social year for pensioners: “They've eaten up the peace dividend.”
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Key FactsDIW Proposes Mandatory Social Service for Retired Boomers
Sep 6, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- Marcel Fratzscher advocates for Baby Boomers to complete a mandatory social service year to support social financing.
- Increased life expectancy and fewer workers per retiree intensify the burden on younger generations.
- Fratzscher blames Boomers for low birth rates and cuts in defense spending during their active years.
- The DIW also recommends a 10% solidarity tax on high pension incomes to reduce elderly poverty.
Therefore, we now have to spend five percent of GDP on defense, which amounts to about 140 billion euros more per year than before.— Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), in an interview with Tagesspiegel.
Top economist Fratzscher: Baby boomers' behavior “led us into the crises”: The president of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher ...
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Fratzscher criticizes baby boomers: Debate about the intergenerational contract and pensions
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DIW chief calls for mandatory social year for pensioners – proposal meets with widespread criticism
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Key FactsMandatory Social Year Proposed for Retirees
Aug 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: de.euronews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: de.euronews.com
- CDU Secretary Linnemann and economist Fratzscher advocate a compulsory social service year for retirees to enhance their societal role.
- Fratzscher accuses baby boomers of breaking the generational pact and calls for increased solidarity from older to younger generations.
- Senior poverty risk rose to 19.6% in 2024 amid rising life expectancy and decreasing contributors to the pension system.
- The proposed 'Boomer-Soli' tax targets wealthy retirees to stabilize pensions and reduce burdens on younger generations.
Why should only the young bear the consequences of the life decisions of the baby boomers? The boomers themselves have been shirking this responsibility for 20 years.— Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), discusses the responsibility of baby boomers towards younger generations.
What is the Boomer Solidarity Tax to stabilize the pension system?: The DIW has brought up the so-called "Boomer Solidarity Tax" to stabilize the German pension ...
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