What Went Wrong with Europe’s Pension System?

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Europe’s ageing population is putting pressure on pension systems across the bloc, with debt set to rise and politically unpopular measures preventing necessary reform. So in this video, we’ll explore this crisis and whether it can be fixed any time soon.

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References:

Euro stat pensions in national accounts
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Pensions_in_national_accounts_-_statistics

The Economist article ‘European Pensions are in Dire Need of Reform’ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/12/01/european-pensions-are-in-dire-need-of-reform

European Commission 2024 ‘Ageing Report’ https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/2024-ageing-report-economic-and-budgetary-projections-eu-member-states-2022-2070_en

Macroeconomic and fiscal effects of an ageing european population
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/scpops/ecb.op296~aaf209ffe5.en.pdf

France’s pensions deficit
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-pension-deficit-more-than-double-decade-audit-office-says-2025-02-20/#:~:text=The%20audit%20office’s%20head%20Pierre,transfers%20to%20narrow%20the%20deficit.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-funds-pension-systems-budget-legal-protests/

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