The AnalysisSalvini and the broad coalition united in their anti-Fornero agenda. Young people foot the billPromises on pensions clash with the conditions that ensure the sustainability of pension expenditure. Failing to honour them would be risky, whilst making structural changes risks becoming a financial disasterbyDavide Mattone27 OCT 26
The analysisPensions: the thirty-year war against the younger generationsFamilies, nurseries, social housing: this is how the pension system used the resources that were needed by young peoplebyGiuliano Cazzola e Luciano Capone27 OCT 26
Opinion piecesOn pensions, the ‘Campo Largo’ coalition wants to dismantle the pillars of the Fornero law, just like SalviniThe PD is resorting to demagoguery and opposing the adjustment of the conversion coefficients for the total contributions. Last year, the focus was on adjusting the retirement agebyLuciano Capone23 OCT 26
The ColloquiumEurope defends pensions at the expense of its children. Kotlikoff’s critiqueGovernments that delay reforms “are acting immorally”, says the economist. “Which country best illustrates the cost of delay? Argentina, without a doubt.”byDavide Mattone22 OCT 26
Severance pay, wages and pensionsTrue reform means giving people freedom of choice: severance pay included in this month’s pay packet today, or tax-free in a fund tomorrowPension funds can be a useful tool, but you cannot call it ‘pension reform’ when it essentially just decides who will manage savings that workers were already obliged to set aside. Points for considerationbyMarco Leonardi9 OCT 26
Agenda issuesPensions are the Old Continent’s age-related ailmentFrom Merz to Burnham, from Macron to Meloni: European governments are being forced to revise their programmes under pressure from populist forces and demographic trendsbyLuciano Capone9 SEP 26
The analysisCare for the elderly or early retirement? The reform that’s missingPlacing a major social issue such as lack of self-sufficiency at the heart of the forthcoming Budget Bill may be a way for politicians to consider both future generations and the next electionsbyLuciano Capone18 JUL 26