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Merz expects Bundestag pension vote on FridayThe Union parliamentary group meets Tuesday; 18 young lawmakers still reject the package as a basis for approval.
Key FactsDec 1, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Friedrich Merz expects a decisive Bundestag vote Friday on the planned reform of statutory pension insurance.
- The Union parliamentary group plans to address the dispute during its regular Tuesday meeting and draw conclusions.
- The package includes statutory pension insurance, the so-called Aktivrente, and further provisions intended to apply from the start of 2026.
- Eighteen young Union lawmakers still see no basis for approval; each member will decide their own voting behavior.
that not only consists of the statutory pension insurance, but also of the so-called Aktivrente, includes further contents that should come into force on January 1, 2026.— Friedrich Merz, on the sidelines of German-Polish government consultations in Berlin
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