Slovenia: pension reform bill proposes to increase retirement age by two years

On 8 May, the Slovenian government adopted a bill amending the pension and disability scheme to “adapt the system to the ageing population”, it said in a statement. The bill provides for a gradual increase in the legal retirement age from 1 January 2028, at a rate of three months per year, until the end of 2035. It will rise from 60 to 62 for people who have contributed to the pension scheme for 40 years and from 65 to 67 for those who have not contributed for that long but have contributed for