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Denmark\u2019s parliament passed a bill Thursday to gradually raise the retirement age to 70 by 2040\u2014the highest in Europe\u2014with 81 votes in favor and 21 against, Anadolu Agency reported. The law applies to those born after January 1, 1971, following the 2006 Welfare Agreement\u2019s life-expectancy-linked model: 68 by 2030, 69 by 2035, and 70 by 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite majority support, the move faced backlash from unions, workers, and even within PM Mette Frederiksen\u2019s Social Democratic Party. Horsens Mayor Peter S\u00f8rensen called 70 “the maximum limit,” urging reductions. Frederiksen hinted this may be the last automatic increase but left room for future adjustments. Denmark\u2019s life expectancy is currently 81.5 years (OECD).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Denmark\u2019s parliament passed a bill Thursday to gradually raise the retirement age to 70 by 2040\u2014the highest in Europe\u2014with 81 votes in favor and 21 against, Anadolu Agency reported. The law applies to those born after January 1, 1971, following the 2006 Welfare Agreement\u2019s life-expectancy-linked model: 68 by 2030, 69 by 2035, and 70 by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":126631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[10153],"tags":[14584],"class_list":["post-126630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-denmark","tag-controversial-retirement-age-rise"],"yoast_head":"\n