Traduction de «Universal pension » (Anglais → Français) :

Do Article 6 TEU, Article 17(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the case-law of the Court of Justice preclude legislation which divests a pension holder of his right to receive a pension, even though that pension has been established on the basis of contributions made over more than 30 years, where judges have made and continue to make separate pension contributions in respect of their university teaching activities?

Do Article 6 TEU, Article 2(2)(b) of Directive 2000/78 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (which covers the equal treatment of persons regardless of race and ethnic origin) (1) and the case-law of the Court of Justice preclude the Constitutional Court of a Member State from delivering a judgment by which, in exercise of its jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of a law, it establishes that only persons appointed for a fixed term have the right to combine a pension with a salary, thereby denying that right to professional judges, who are barred from receiving their pension, establishe ...[+++]d on the basis of personal contributions made over more than 30 years, because they have retained a position teaching law at university level?

The feasibility of universal pensionable ages has always been debated due to occupational differences in labour market entry ages and the health status of workers in different occupations.

64. Stresses, in view of demographic developments, the crucial importance of strong, financially viable social security systems, in particular pensions systems which promote appropriate, sustainable pensions, and health systems which are based on the principles of solidarity, fairness and universality, so as to improve access for all citizens to appropriate high-quality care in the event of sickness or a need for care; calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to modernise pensions systems, so as to guarantee their fi ...[+++]nancial and social viability and enable them to cope with the impact of the ageing population;

The new system offers tenure with, depending on professional experience, a fixed yearly salary (including family medical insurance and pension scheme) and a five-year renewable contract with complementary salary paid by the hospital or university.

Pensions are an issue of universal concern: for individual citizens who want adequate provision for their retirement; for employers who seek cost-effective pension provision for their employees and for governments who, throughout the Union, are seeking to maintain adequate pension provision in the face of ageing populations.