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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8010

20 July 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission/reform
Commission considers reforming and correcting inconsistencies in current pensions scheme

Brussels, 19/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting a working paper on Wednesday on flexibility in taking up pensions, the European Commission proposes a series of paths for reflection to modernise the current system. According to one of its spokespersons, it is a question of allowing for a "rotation, greater dynamism of our staff, one of the greatest problems being the fact that the early-retirement system does not work". The statutory provisions on which the pension scheme works date back...

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