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MEPs support multi-pillar approach

By Sophie Petitjean | 21 May 2013

MEPs want to learn lessons from the economic crisis and are calling on member states to maintain – or introduce – diversified pension schemes. In a non-legislative resolution, adopted on 21 May, they supported a so-called «multi-pillar» approach consisting of a combination of public pensions...

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