France to cut extra €4.7B in spending this year as debt hits new record – POLITICO

“The additional effort decided today reflects a clear determination to act without delay to meet our targets for…
#Economy #Budget #Data #debt #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EricLombard #EUeconomy #Europe #Finance #france #francois-bayrou #Frenchpolitics #MarineLePen #missions #Nationalbudgets #parliament #pensions #rights #security #Services #Tax #trade
https://www.europesays.com/2199548/

Swansea MP in disability spat now accused of ignoring women’s group

Swansea Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) have claimed that Torsten Bell MP had refused to meet the group as a collective, insisting on only meeting individual members who reside in his constituency.

Now the campaign group Pension Justice for Swansea Women say they too have been ignored. The group says they are “fighting for justice for 3.8 million 1950s born women who were denied their right to their state pension aged 60 as they were promised” .

Torsten Bell is the Minister for Pensions. He is also listed as a founding supporter to the controversial Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, due to be voted on in parliament next week.

The campaigning group Pension Justice For Swansea Women, jointly coordinated by Janet Fisk since 2018, say they are fighting for justice for 3.8 million 1950s born women who were denied their right to their state pension aged 60 as they were promised.

A House of Commons Backbench Business debate on the Women’s State Pension Age Change has been provisionally arranged for 3rd July.

At the protest outside the disability cuts consultation in Cardiff on Monday, the women’s group said their flags were “being flown high in support of protest against cuts to disability support and against MPs ignoring us!”

The group said they were “grateful to the organisers of the protest against cuts to support for people with disabilities and the continuing ignoring of both of these issues by our local MPs.”

They said, “the group Pension Justice For Swansea Women stand firm in support of those with disabilities who have been equally robbed of their right to financial entitlements.”

“Our local MPs should hang their heads in shame for their continued dismissal of our right for justice and they need to rest assured that both campaigns are #notgoingaway.”

Torsten Bell MP insists he is open to meeting with constituents.

Speaking to Swansea Bay News, Mr Bell said: “This is an important topic, and campaigning is an important part of democracy. But misleading people is not.

“The facts are that I continue to meet with every constituent who asks to meet on this subject, as well as meeting with carers and with Disability Wales (which is part funded by the Welsh Government). I have offered repeatedly to meet with any DPAC members who are constituents, individually or in a group (exactly as the neighbouring MP for Gower did).This offer has not been taken up.

“We have no record of any contact from Pension Justice for Swansea Women.”

#DWP #notgoingaway #PensionJusticeForSwanseaWomen #pensions #politics #Swansea #SwanseaDPAC #TorstenBell #UKGovernment

Unrepresentative polls, restricted participation, limited speaking time ignore #poverty among #elderly - "giving in to pressure from employers is jeopardising the balance of #Luxembourg’s social model"

https://delano.lu/article/cgfp-union-raises-its-voice-in-front-of-the-chamber-of-deputies

#polling #PoliticalTheater #pensions #SocialContract #CGFP #FGFC #Syprolux #LCGB #OGBL #CESI #OGBL #LSAP #MilitarySpending #SeniorCitizens #seniors #CSVDP #capitalism #exploitation #corruption #ClassWar

Scho virum Sommet sinn d'NATO-Staaten sech eens ginn, hire Bäitrag op 5 Prozent vum PIB ze erhéijen.
#satir #satire #lëtzebuerg #luxembourg #neieluc #fridden #Krich #NATOSummit2025 #NATO #Pensions #frontsyndical #gewerkschaftsfront #politics #Politik
🟩 Artikel liesen: https://www.luxembourgjungle.lu/nato-sommet/

Is Ireland sliding into a gerontocracy where the older generation dominates?

A gerontocracy is a system where the elderly hold sway, governing by and for their own interests. The…
#Ireland #IE #Europe #Europa #EU #housing #ireland #pensions
https://www.europesays.com/2185965/

Investing apps: which offer the most for beginners? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/21/investing-apps-beginners-robo-adviser-platforms-money #Investmentfunds #Consumeraffairs #Investments #Technology #Pensions #Savings #Shares #Bonds #Money #Isas #Apps

While Rachel Reeves wants more pension assets invested in UK shares, one of the UK's biggest pension groups Scottish Widows (owned by Lloyds) is reducing its exposure in 'high growth' funds to UK shares by three quarters (down from 12% to 3%).

This suggests forcing other UK pensions providers to move *into* UK shares will be detrimental to pensions.

Reeves needs to help UK business do better if she wants their shares to be attractive to investors, not use force!

#pensions #economics
h/t FT

Hey AI! Can ChatGPT help you to manage your money? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/14/ai-can-chatgpt-manage-money-chatbot #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Banksandbuildingsocieties #Consumeraffairs #Technology #Mortgages #Insurance #Worldnews #Pensions #Savings #UKnews #USnews #Money #Isas

Parliament on Friday enacted a revised pension reform bill that calls for a measure to shore up basic pension benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/pension-reform-bill-enactment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #pensions #socialwelfare #diet #nonregularworkers

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced new climate standards for pension fund asset managers, including clear net-zero goals that decrease their scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #pensions #nyc https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-22_NYC-Comptrollers-Office_Net-Zero-Implementation-v2-1-1.pdf

Why did UK #statepension age changes affect some groups of women more than others?

🎙️ Yifan Ge explores the data behind the #WASPI #pension campaign, and what it means for #pensions policy and fairness now and in the future.

Listen now on the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MJAEq4Yx5JnBBHfdEuGDs

Cette semaine, le collectif BDS Genève a lancé le Manifeste pour l’éthique des investissements à la Caisse du personnel de l’État de Genève (Caisse de prévoyance de l'Etat de Genève (CPEG).

Toute personne qui travaille ou a travaillé pour le Canton de Genève ou une des entreprises publiques affiliées à la caisse de pension cantonale peut signer https://bds-info.ch/fr/manifeste-pour-lethique-des-investissements-a-la-caisse-du-personnel-de-letat-de-geneve-cpeg/

#Manifeste #pensions #placement #investissements_durables #éthique #durabilité #Genève #Palestine #Gaza #Israël #apartheid