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This photo of SDGs on the beach was taken during the GEF meeting in Sri Lanka. Photo by Mike Akester, 2016.
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Mike Akester, 2016
The welfare state is under pressure: What to expect from the World Social Summit in Doha
By Celia Sudhoff
For several weeks now, Germany has been engaged in an intense debate about the welfare state. This was triggered by a statement made by Chancellor Merz of the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) state party conference at the end of August: “We simply can no longer afford the system we have today.” Specifically, he wants to cut welfare payments and relieve the burden on the pension funds by making it more attractive to work into old age.
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