{
  "id": 9718787,
  "title": "Interview: „Früher oder später muss die abschlagsfreie Rente ohnehin abgeschafft werden“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/interview-fruher-oder-spater-muss-die-abschlagsfreie-rente-ohnehin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/rentenkommission-die-abschlagsfreie-rente-muss-ohnehin-abgeschafft-werden-01/100257130.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Frau Janda, the political landscape is currently dismantling the plan for a major reform of the pensions commission piece by piece. Do you regret the countless nights and overtime hours you dedicated as co-chair of the commission? I was prepared for debates to arise, and I believe it is entirely justified. However, the long nights weigh heavily on me, and it frustrates me that the decision-makers in politics don't question why we made certain proposals. They take the easy route: voters find certain aspects unjust, so we abandon them and move on. This approach is very unreflective. They are targeting the pension-free pension after 45 contribution years. From your perspective, why is abolishing it important? The way the pension system is structured, the number of contribution years does not determine when a policyholder retires. Instead, it influences the amount of the pension. The idea of honoring a life benefit by starting retirement earlier is foreign to the system. But the primary argument is something else: the pension-free pension after 45 contribution years does not actually benefit the people it was intended for.",
  "summary": "Die Rentenkommission möchte die abschlagsfreie Rente nach 45 Beitragsjahren streichen. Nur ein Vorschlag unter vielen und damit verzichtbar? Keineswegs, sagt Constanze Janda, die Co-Vorsitzende des Gremiums.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Interview: \"Sooner or later, the pension without deductions will have to be abolished anyway\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/interview-fruher-oder-spater-muss-die-abschlagsfreie-rente-ohnehin",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:38:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}