German local authorities forced to tender pension services

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GERMANY - Larger German local authorities must tender occupational pension services, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled

The European Commission (EC) took Germany to court in 2007 over its collective agreement for local authorities, under which supplementary pension schemes are automatically chosen as occupational pe...

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