SocietyGerman lawmakers back monthly state pension contributions for children, with families able to add more

Germany’s Bundestag backed a plan to pay €10 a month into private retirement savings for children aged 6 to 18, pending approval by the Bundesrat. Critics say families able to add much more could widen inequality. Separately, Jewish student representatives said they received death threats after blocking a far-right lawmaker from a synagogue commemoration in Halle.

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