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(MENAFN) The European Commission (EU) urged Italy to make a change to rules that allow female civil servants to retire far earlier than their male counterparts, AP reported.

Currently, Italian men working in public administration can retire at 65, while women can currently retire at 60. The government is slowly raising the retirement age for women on an annual basis, but they won't have to retire at 65 until 2018.

The European Commission is calling for an immediate increase in female retirement age. It can ask the EU courts to force Italy to change its rules under the threat of daily fines.

Separately, EU officials have called on Europeans to work longer to reduce the high cost of pensions to debt-laden governments, noting that Italy currently has the highest level of debt in the 27-nation bloc.

An Italian government minister said that the changes requested by the EU may be able to be included in a financial package just approved by the Cabinet to combat the economic turmoil.

 






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