https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-pension-plans-draw-praise-and-outrageContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-pension-plans-draw-praise-and-outragehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-pension-plans-draw-praise-and-outrage#u13907Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:02:04 +0000Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing a 33-point plan to overhaul Germany's unsustainable pension system. The proposal includes raising the retirement age gradually and introducing a capital-market element. Centrist politicians support the plan as a compromise, while left and right opposition parties oppose it.What's confirmed:A 33-point plan to reform Germany's pension system has drawn praise and criticism in almost equal measure.Centrist politicians have called the reform plan a good compromise.Opposition parties on the left and right are unhappy with the pension plans.Chancellor Fr