Retirement in Europe
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Retirement
age differs in European countries and is matter of debate across Europe, because of aging of population.
Retirement
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours.Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to...
age differs in European countries and is matter of debate across Europe, because of aging of population.
External links
- Rising retirement ages in Europe compared, 2010
- Sarkozy follows Europe in raising retirement age, 2010
- Legal conditions for retirement in Europe
- European retirement ages on the rise
- Pension reform across Europe, 2010
- Germany, France suggest EU-wide retirement age of 67, 2011
- The Economist: retirement age in Europe should be raised to 70 years
See also
- PensionPensionIn general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
- RetirementRetirementRetirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours.Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to...
- Ageing of Europe
- Demographics of EuropeDemographics of EuropeFigures for the population of Europe vary according to which definition of European boundaries is used. The population within the standard physical geographical boundaries was 731 million in 2005 according to the United Nations. In 2010 the population is 857 million, using a definition which...
- Immigration to EuropeImmigration to EuropeImmigration to Europe increased from the 1980s onward, as a result of people from developing countries wanting to escape war, oppression, natural disasters or poverty. Some EU countries saw a dramatic growth in immigration after World War II until the 1970s. Most European nations today have...
- Population declinePopulation declinePopulation decline can refer to the decline in population of any organism, but this article refers to population decline in humans. It is a term usually used to describe any great reduction in a human population...
- Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in EuropeSurvey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in EuropeThe Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is a multidisciplinary and cross-national panel database of micro data on health, socio-economic status as well as social and family networks of more than 45,000 individuals aged 50 or over...