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Greek labour minister scraps widows’ pension cuts, restoring full benefits for thousands

The government is putting an end to the plight of thousands of our fellow citizens by repealing the Katrougkalos law —Tsipras, said the Minister of Labor, noting that this would not have been possible had the digital work card not been implemented

Clean Monday: When and how employees and pensioners will be paid ahead of the three-day weekend

Pension payments for the self-employed will begin on 20 February, ahead of the public holiday (23.2.2026)

Record number of retirement applications in 2025: January, July, and September saw the most filings — The three reasons behind the mass exit

In 2025, retirement applications reached 225,800, surpassing the 2021 record - The role of the provision for working pensioners

Everything changing in the Social Security System: Pension increases, end of the personal difference

The changes to the wage system coming in 2026, the digitization of EFKA that will speed up pension awards, and what will apply to employees’ summer leave

January 2026 pensions: Payments to begin 19 December – Details of the sums and dates

Dates change only in special cases

Multiannual Program 2026–2029: 148,500 new hires in the public sector – What it provides for salaries, pensions, and prices up to 2029

Starting from the new measures that will be implemented for the first time in 2026, with the "milestone" of raising the average wage in our country to 1,500 euros and the minimum wage to 950 euros in 2027, the 80 pages of the Multiannual Programme prescribe continuous wage and pension increases every year

All the measures for wages, taxes and pensions included in the 2026 Budget

The total amount of fiscal interventions for 2026 rises to €5.94 billion, of which €1.76 billion corresponds to the package announced at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)

November Pensions: Thousands of pensioners will receive a double payment – What they need to know

Pensioners will receive their regular pensions and the new €250 allowance

Germany adopts the Greek model in incentives for working pensioners

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government is drafting a bill that would entitle Germans who choose to continue working after retirement age to a tax-free limit of €2,000 on their monthly income

Mitsotakis on pensions: Personal difference halved in 2026, fully abolished in 2027

Detailed examples of the impact of the two-stage abolition of the personal difference – The criteria for the €250 allowance will not be expanded

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