Why Germany’s pension reform is inflicting political turmoil | Berlin Briefing Podcast
A landmark pension reform was supposed to prove that Germany CAN do reforms. Instead, it’s triggering a backlash from eastern Germany and exposing deep divisions within Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s own party.
Why is Germany’s pension system under pressure? Why are eastern regions resisting key reforms? And could this become a serious threat to the government itself?
In this episode of Berlin Briefing, Max Hofmann and Michaela Küfner speak with leading economist Veronika Grimm about the economics, politics, and demographic realities shaping Germany’s future.
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Chapters:
00:00 A reform under fire
03:25 Inside Germany’s pension plan
05:59 The demographic challenge
07: 37 Saving the welfare state
10:13 A burden for future generations
13:24 The fragile compromise
16:08 Eastern resistance builds
20:56 Can the gap be closed?
23:58 Pressure from within
28:16 Why reforms can’t wait
31:08 Germany’s growth problem
32:44 Why Merz needs a win
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