Pension

UK launches review into raising state pension age

UK launches review into raising state pension age

Britain on Monday said it would launch a review into raising the state pension age - a key factor for the public finances - at the same time as a…

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Pope says pension systems must not weigh on future generations

Pope says pension systems must not weigh on future generations

VATICAN CITY, April 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday said future generations must not be overloaded with the cost of today's pension systems, in apparent support for reform at…

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French Senate votes raising retirement age to 64

French Senate votes raising retirement age to 64

PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - French senators early on Thursday voted in favour of raising the legal retirement age to 64 from 62, a first win for President Emmanuel Macron's…

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Working longer, income guarantees : what’s in France’s pension reform plan?

Working longer, income guarantees : what’s in France’s pension reform plan?

PARIS (Reuters) - President Macron's reform programme faces a make-or-break moment, as French unions stage a day of mass strikes and protests on Thursday against his plans to push back…

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Malta: Pension anomaly rectified following complaint to the ombudsman

Malta: Pension anomaly rectified following complaint to the ombudsman

Discrimination between workers in the public sector and those in the private sector should be eradicated stated a complainant who had asked the Social Security Department for an estimate of…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 13 May 2026

Updated 1100 Tougher Enforcement Measures Introduced in Tourism Hotspots: Government has announce...

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out ...

Italy tests tourist in Messina for possible hantavirus case

Italian health authorities are testing a tourist hospitalised in the Sicilian city of Messina for po...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 12 May 2026

Updated Government Unveils Healthcare Masterplan for New Gozo Hospital and St Luke’s Overhaul: He...

Italy to face nationwide general strike on May 18

Italy is set to face a nationwide general strike on May 18 involving multiple sectors, with disrupti...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Russia has no intention of ending this war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia has no intention of ending the more than f...

Stable weather drives higher number of migrants reaching Crete

More than 600 migrants have arrived on Crete and Gavdos in recent days, as boats carrying them were ...

Mediterranean tensions rise after aid ship reports gunfire from Libyan-affiliated vessels

Armed vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard opened fire Monday on a humanitarian rescue ship shor...

Labour unrest intensifies as British lawmakers push Starmer towards exit

Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more...

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year...