Labor Minister Heil wants to have civil servants pay into the pension fund like they do with pensions in Austria. The move sparks outrage among the GdP.

Officials are up in arms against the traffic light's new pension package. Opinions continue to differ on how to change the basic pension in the big city of Berlin. Traditional fashion retailer from Bad-Württemberg is closing a branch in the city at the end of the year. The Left, the Greens and social organizations as well as the AfD want civil servants and the self-employed to be included in pension insurance.