France: Du mieux sur le front de la Sécurité sociale

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Alternatives Economiques (06.02.2017) Au cours de ce quinquennat, le gouvernement a quasiment comblé le trou de la Sécu. Les branches retraites et accidents du travail devraient être excédentaires l’an prochain. Quant au déficit de l’assurance maladie, il devrait être ramené à 2,6 milliards d’euros en 2017, contre 6 milliards en 2012 et près de 12 en 2010. Pour autant, de nombreux problèmes demeurent en matière de santé publique.

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Luxembourg government moves on second pillar pension reform

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IPE (08.02.2017) The Luxembourg cabinet has endorsed a long-awaited pension reforms bill that aims to expand second pillar access to the self-employed.The draft law was approved during a cabinet meeting on Friday, but has yet to be officially published.

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Old-age pensions
Pensions
Governance and administration

Social protection: More long-term care services for the elderly needed in Central-Eastern Europe

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ILO (10.02.2017) ILO study highlights shortage of quality long-term services for older people in the region while a significant number of female migrant workers move to Western Europe to fill existing gaps. We asked Kenichi Hirose, co-author of the research with Zofia Czepulis-Rutkowska, to tell us more about these trends.

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Migration
Long-term care