Security & Geopolitics#8
Internal security: organised crime, drugs & terrorism
Cocaine ports, gang violence and terror alerts move up the ballot.
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Europe's public debates
The Agenda
62 issues shaping Europe's politics.
From Ukraine to pensions — the debates every European government and party is answering.
62 topics9 themes27 countries
1 topic
Pensions & retirement age
Working longer to fund longer lives.
In short
Ageing makes pay-as-you-go pensions costly. Raising the retirement age triggers strikes and government crises, as in France. Others shift towards funded systems; the EU encourages supplementary pensions as part of the Savings and Investment Union.
Why it matters now
Pension reforms bring down governments and mobilise older voters, the most reliable voting group.
The divide
Reformers
raise the age and add funded pillars
Defenders
keep current ages and tax capital
Populists
often promise lower retirement ages.