"What you need to know Germany's ruling coalition has secured enough backing for its pension reform before Friday's Bundestag vote. Chancellor Friedrich Merz had insisted on a full "chancellor majority." Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil had said the government must rely on its own ranks, not an abstention by the socialist Left Party, to pass the bill. The package seeks to expand maternal pensions and raise earnings limits for those working past retirement, with younger conservatives warning the measures will overburden future generations."
"Lawmakers in the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, on Friday approved the government's controversial new military service law. The plan hopes to attract more military recruits to boost numbers for Germany's armed forces (Bundeswehr) by offering a more lucrative voluntary service. The aim is to increase the number of active soldiers from the current 183,000 to 260,000, with at least 200,000 reservists, by 2035."
Germany's ruling coalition won sufficient backing to pass pension reforms that fix the pension level until 2031, expand the so-called mother's pension, and raise earnings limits for people working past retirement. Chancellor Friedrich Merz demanded a full "chancellor majority," and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said the government must rely on its own ranks rather than abstentions by the Left Party. Younger conservatives warned the measures could overburden future generations. Separately, the Bundestag approved a new military service law intended to attract recruits and raise active soldier numbers from about 183,000 to 260,000, with at least 200,000 reservists by 2035.
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