REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL pursuant to Article 77 of the Staff Regulations of Officials
Date: 2021-03-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU institution, European official, civil servant, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, retirement conditions, staff regulations (EU)

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 2.3.2021  COM(2021) 94 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL pursuant to Article 77 of the Staff Regulations of Officials  
 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
TO THE COUNCIL 

pursuant to Article 77 of the Staff Regulations of Officials 

LEGAL BASIS 
Article 77 of the Staff Regulations as last amended in 20131 provides that the pensionable age 
shall be assessed every five years starting on 1 January 2014 on the basis of a report by the 
Commission  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council.  The  report  shall  examine,  in 
particular, the evolution of pensionable age for staff in the civil services of the Member States 
and the evolution of life expectancy of officials of the institutions.  

The co-legislators also decided that where appropriate, the Commission shall make a proposal 
amending  the  pensionable  age  in  line  with  the  conclusions  of  that  report,  paying  particular 
attention to developments in the Member States. 

This report implements the aforementioned provision by examining notably the evolution of 
pensionable age for staff in the civil services of the Member States and the evolution of life 
expectancy of officials of the institutions between 2014 and 2018.  

1. 

SCOPE OF THE REPORT 

Under Article 77 of the Staff Regulations, the evolution of the pensionable age for staff in the 
civil  services  of  the  Member  States  and  the  evolution  of  life  expectancy  of  officials  of  the 
institutions should be assessed every five years, thereby providing a five-year reference period 
between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018 for this report. 

The co-legislators provided a material scope encompassing both the evolution of pensionable 
age for staff in the civil services of the Member States and the evolution of life expectancy of 
officials  of  the  institutions.  In  addition,  it  specified  that  when  assessing  the  possibility  to 
amend pensionable age, the Commission should pay particular attention to the developments 
in the Member States. 

Following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on 1 February 2020, 
no data are reported for the United Kingdom. Indeed, the analysis carried out in the report will 
serve  as  a  basis  for  future  action.  Therefore,  whilst  fully  acknowledging  the  fact  that  the 
United  Kingdom  was  a  Member  State  during  the  reference  period,  it  does  not  seem 
appropriate at this stage to include data referring to the situation in the United Kingdom. 

2. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION 

2.1.  Collection of data 

Eurostat requested experts from the Member States to provide annually data in the framework 
of the Working Group on Article 83 of the Staff Regulations. The latter is competent to deal 
with any question concerning the methodology of implementation of Annex XII to the Staff 
Regulations in cooperation with Eurostat. 

In order to comply with its reporting obligation and in line with Article 4(3) of the Treaty on 
the European Union, the European Commission requested the delegates of the Member States 
in the Article 83 Working Group to provide and confirm by the end of 2019 the reliability of 

1   Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  1023/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  22  October 

2013. 

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data concerning their respective civil services’ pensions systems. This concerned in particular 
the applicable pensionable age during the reference period and other modalities of functioning 
of the pension schemes. 

2.2.  Methodological aspects 

Comparison of pension benefits across Member States is only possible to a certain extent, as 
structural differences among pension schemes exist. In particular, schemes for civil servants 
in central services of Member States may not cover the same populations, i.e. schemes in the 
Member  States  cover  alternatively  central  government  officials,  all  public  sector  civil 
servants,  or  capture  the  general  working  population  together  with  civil  servants  in  central 
governments.  

In addition, certain national schemes are “pay as you go” (i.e. where the pension contributions 
of  those  working  are  redistributed  to  those  in  retirement)  by  contrast  to  the  ones  in  which 
employees contribute for their own upcoming pensions. Moreover,  certain  national  schemes 
provide for gender-gapped retirement ages. 

As  confirmed  by  the  case  law  of  the  EU  courts2,  the  pension  scheme  for  EU  officials  is  a 
notional (virtual) fund with defined benefits, in which staff member’s contributions serve to 
finance the future pensions of those contributing. The contributions actually cover the cost of 
the  pension  rights  acquired  in  a  given  year  and  are  in  no  way  linked  to  that  year’s  pension 
expenditure3. 

2.3.  Definition of normal pensionable age  

Article 77 of the Staff Regulations refers to the pensionable age, which is also referred to as 
normal  pensionable  age.  This  term  corresponds  to  the  age  at  which  EU  staff  automatically 
retire without a financial penalty. As of 1 January 2014, the normal pensionable age for the 
EU staff has been increased to 66 years for staff recruited as of 2014. Transitional provisions 
apply for staff recruited before that date. 

There are two derogations to the normal pensionable age: 

-  First,  staff  members  may  ask  for  an  early  retirement,  i.e.  retirement  before 
reaching  a  normal  pensionable  age.  As  of  1  January  2014,  early  retirement  age 
has been increased to 58 years for all staff. Early retirement always results in a 
significant financial penalty4.  

-  Second,  staff  members  may,  at  their  own  request  and  where  the  appointing 
authority  considers  it  justified  in  the  interest  of  the  service,  carry  on  working 
until the age of 67. Exceptionally, staff members may work until the age of 70, in 
which  case  they  shall  be  retired  automatically  on  the  last  day  of  the  month  in 
which they reach that age. 

3. 

EVOLUTION  OF  THE  RESPECTIVE  PENSIONABLE  AGE  OF  CIVILS  SERVANTS  IN 
CENTRAL SERVICES OF THE MEMBER STATES 

The  charts  below  illustrate  the  evolution  of  normal  pensionable  age,  the  minimum 
pensionable age and the maximum pensionable age for the staff in central civil services of the 

2   See, notably Case F-105/05 Wils v Parliament, point 85 and Case T-439/09 Purvis v Parliament, point 45.  
3   Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Annex XII to 

the Staff Regulations, COM(2018) 829 final. 

4   Under Article 9 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations, the related pension is reduced by 3.5 % per year of 

difference between the normal and the effective retirement ages. 

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Member  States5.  Member  States  not  referenced  in  the  tables  either  did  not  provide  Eurostat 
with data or do not have a minimum or maximum pensionable age. 

3.1. 

 Normal pensionable age in the central civil services of Member States   

Normal pensionable age applicable in  
national central civil services 

AT
BE
BG (m)
BG (w)
CY
CZ (m)
CZ (w)
DE
DK
EE (m)
EE (w)
EL
ES
EU
FI
FR
HR (m)
HR (w)
HU
IE
IT
LT (m)
LT (w)
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL(m)
PL(w)
PT
RO (m)
RO (w)
SE
SI
SK

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

2018

2014

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In cases where Member States provided data in brackets (i.e. minimum pensionable age between 56 and 60), 
the highest value is referred to in the charts.  

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3.2. 

 Minimum pensionable age 

Minimum pensionable age 

BE

BG (m)

BG (w)

CY

CZ (m)

CZ (w)

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

EU

FI

FR

IE

IT

LT (m)

LT (w)

LU

LV

MT

NL

PT

RO (m)

RO (w)

SE

SI

SK

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

2018

2014

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3.3. 

 Maximum pensionable age 

Maximum pensionable age applicable 

AT

BE

CY

DE

EL

ES

EU

FI

FR

HR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

MT

PT

RO (m)

RO (w)

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

2018

2014

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3.4. 

 Assessment  of  evolution  of  the  pensionable  ages  for  the  staff  in  the  civil 
services of the Member States 

Evolution of the normal pensionable age in EU Member States 
between 2014 - 2018* 

Number of EU 
Member States 

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

60 or <

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

Normal pensionable age 

2014

2018

*  This  table  is  built  on  data  available  in  table  3.2.  For  countries  having  differentiated 
pensionable ages between women and men, the highest value is reflected in the above table.  

The  charts  above  show  the  evolution  of  the  minimum,  the  normal  and  the  maximum 
pensionable age applicable to civil servants in central governments in the EU Member States 
between 2014 and 2018.  

A  divergence  can  be  observed  as  some  Member  States  do  not  have  minimum  pensionable 
ages  whereas  in  others  there  are  no  differences  between  the  maximum  pensionable  age  and 
the normal pensionable age for civil servants in central services. 

In  view  of  this,  although  this  data  collection  provides  useful  indications  as  regards  the 
respective  pensionable  ages  applicable  in  Member  States  central  services,  any  comparison 
should be approached with caution. 

The assessment in 2014 shows that one Member State had a normal pensionable age higher 
than the normal pensionable age for EU staff of 66 and that the normal pensionable ages of all 
Member States ranged from 58 to 67 years.  

The assessment in 2018 shows that three Member States had a normal pensionable age higher 
than  the  normal  pensionable  age  of  the  EU  staff  and  the  normal  pensionable  ages  of  all 
Member States ranged from 59 to 67 years.  

In light of the above, the following observations are made: 

-  The current maximum pensionable age for the EU staff (70 years) corresponds to the 

highest standard applicable in central civil services of Member States.  

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-  The current minimum pensionable age of EU staff (58 years) is lower than the average 
minimum  pensionable age  applicable in  central  civil  services of responding Member 
States (59,4 years)6. 

-  Following  the  increase  of  the  normal  pensionable  age  of  EU  staff  from  60  to  66 
between 2004 and 2014, a catching-up effect in Member States can be observed.  

-  Persisting  differences  among  Member  States  can  be  observed  during  the  reference 

period.  

-  Between  2014  and  2018,  the  average  normal  pensionable  age  among  responding 

Member States increased by less than one year.  

- 

In  2018,  89%  of  responding  Member  States  had  a  normal  pensionable  age  equal  or 
inferior to the normal pensionable age for EU staff. 

-  Since  the  2014  Reform,  the  normal  pensionable  age  applicable  to  statutory  staff 
pursuant to Article 77 of the Staff Regulations remains among the highest applicable 
compared with those applicable to central civil services of the Member States.  

4. 

EVOLUTION OF LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OFFICIALS OF THE INSTITUTIONS  

The  assessment  of  the  evolution  of  the  life  expectancy  of  the  staff  of  the  EU  institutions  is 
based on the demographic parameters laid down in Annex XII to the Staff Regulations. The 
same  parameters  are  used  for  the  annual  and  the  5-yearly  actuarial  assessment  of  pension 
scheme for EU officials. 

Eurostat  annually  collects  these  demographic  parameters  based  on  observations  of  the 
population  of  participants  in  the  scheme,  comprising  staff  in  active  service  and  pensioners. 
The information is received from the institutions and agencies whose staff are members of the 
scheme. 

In  particular,  the  life  expectancy  of  officials  and  other  agents  of  the  institutions  is  assessed 
based on the life table established by Eurostat for the actuarial assessment of pension scheme 
for EU officials. The lifetable reflects the characteristics of the full population of members of 
the scheme and thus it is built on a population entirely relevant to the scheme, which prevents 
any  biasing  effect.  The  life  tables  reflecting  mortality  experiences  are  updated  every  five 
years to also reflect most recent mortality observations7.  

4.1.  Methodological aspects 

Eurostat used prospective life tables for the five yearly assessments of pension scheme for EU 
officials of both 2013 and 2018. They have been approved by the external actuaries appointed 
under Article 13(2) of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations. 

The  prospective  life  tables  factor  in  the  mortality  rates  depending  on  both  the  age  and  the 
considered year. These tables take into account expected future changes in mortality by taking 
into account observed and projected changes in mortality for a defined population throughout 
its lifetime8.  

6  

It should be recalled that as of 2014, early retirement always results in a significant financial penalty as the 
related pension is reduced by 3.5 % per year of difference between the  normal and the effective retirement 
ages. 

7   Article 9 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations. 
8   For example, life expectancy at age 65 years in 2018 would be updated using the observed mortality rate for 
age 65 years in 2018 and the expected mortality rates for age 66 years in 2019, for age 67 years in 2020 and 
so on, thereby anticipating future changes in the mortality pattern. 

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The use of prospective life tables constitutes the best actuarial practice as compared to the use 
of  the  period  life  tables  that  use  mortality  rates  from  a  single  year  (or  group  of  years)  and 
assume  that  those  rates  apply  throughout  the  remainder  of  a  person's  life.  Contrary  to 
prospective  life  tables,  period  life  table  do  not  reflect  any  subsequent  changes  to  mortality 
rates9. Therefore, the chosen methodology results in a higher life expectancy increase than an 
approach based on period life tables.  

The  prospective  EU  Life  Tables  (EULT)  developed  by  Eurostat  incorporate  a  trend  of 
continuous increase of life expectancies over a 20 years' time horizon based on the evolution 
of  mortality  of  the  pension  scheme  for  EU  officials’  population.  This  table  is  based  on  the 
observation of the mortality phenomena of members of the pension scheme for EU officials 
thus avoiding possible external biases.  

The  use  of  a  prospective  life  table  corresponds  to  the  best  actuarial  practice.  This  life 
expectancy  is  reflected  in  the  assessment  of  the  pension  scheme  for  EU  officials.  On  this 
basis, the pension contribution rate is adjusted yearly in order to ensure that the scheme is in 
balance.  

4.2. 

 Comparison of the 2013 and 2018 life expectancy of EU staff  

Men  and  women  have  different  respective  mortality  rates.  Consequently,  the  2013  and  the 
2018  actuarial  life  tables  are  separately  computed  which  is  in  line  with  the  best  actuarial 
practice. 

Men                                                                                     Women  

Age 

Life 
Exp. 
2013 

Life 
Exp. 
2018 

18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 

65,7 
64,8 
63,8 
62,8 
61,8 
60,8 
59,8 
58,8 
57,9 
56,9 
55,9 
54,9 
53,9 
52,9 
51,9 
51,0 
50,0 
49,0 
48,0 
47,0 
46,0 
45,1 
44,1 
43,1 
42,1 

65,8 
64,8 
63,8 
62,9 
61,9 
60,9 
59,9 
58,9 
57,9 
57,0 
56,0 
55,0 
54,0 
53,0 
52,0 
51,0 
50,1 
49,1 
48,1 
47,1 
46,1 
45,1 
44,2 
43,2 
42,2 

Increase 
Of the life 
Exp. 
(2014 – 
2018) 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,078 
0,079 
0,079 
0,079 
0,079 

Age 

Life 
Exp. 
2013 

Life 
Exp. 
2018 

18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 

67,8 
66,8 
65,8 
64,8 
63,8 
62,8 
61,8 
60,8 
59,8 
58,9 
57,9 
56,9 
55,9 
54,9 
53,9 
52,9 
51,9 
50,9 
50,0 
49,0 
48,0 
47,0 
46,0 
45,0 
44,1 

68,3 
67,3 
66,3 
65,4 
64,4 
63,4 
62,4 
61,4 
60,4 
59,4 
58,4 
57,4 
56,4 
55,5 
54,5 
53,5 
52,5 
51,5 
50,5 
49,5 
48,5 
47,6 
46,6 
45,6 
44,6 

Increase 
Of the life 
Exp. 
(2014 – 
2018) 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,559 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 
0,560 

9   A  period  life  table  is  therefore  the  average  number  of  additional  years  a  person  would  live  if  he  or  she 
experienced the age-specific mortality rates of the given area and time period for the rest of his or her life. 
While  the  tables  account  for  the  fact  that  mortality  on  average  increases  with  age,  they  do  not  reflect 
mortality  evolution  with  time.  In  this  case,  the  future  mortality  is  supposed  to  be  exactly  the  same  as  the 
observed mortality today. 

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44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 

41,2 
40,2 
39,2 
38,3 
37,3 
36,3 
35,4 
34,4 
33,5 
32,5 
31,6 
30,6 
29,7 
28,8 
27,8 
26,9 
26,0 
25,1 
24,2 
23,3 
22,4 
21,5 
20,7 
19,8 

41,2 
40,3 
39,3 
38,3 
37,4 
36,4 
35,5 
34,5 
33,6 
32,6 
31,7 
30,7 
29,8 
28,9 
28,0 
27,0 
26,1 
25,2 
24,3 
23,5 
22,6 
21,7 
20,8 
20,0 

0,079 
0,080 
0,081 
0,082 
0,083 
0,084 
0,086 
0,087 
0,090 
0,092 
0,096 
0,100 
0,105 
0,112 
0,120 
0,129 
0,138 
0,146 
0,155 
0,163 
0,172 
0,179 
0,184 
0,183 

43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 

43,1 
42,1 
41,1 
40,1 
39,2 
38,2 
37,2 
36,3 
35,3 
34,4 
33,4 
32,5 
31,5 
30,6 
29,6 
28,7 
27,8 
26,8 
25,9 
25,0 
24,1 
23,2 
22,3 
21,5 

43,6 
42,7 
41,7 
40,7 
39,7 
38,8 
37,8 
36,9 
35,9 
34,9 
34,0 
33,0 
32,1 
31,2 
30,2 
29,3 
28,4 
27,5 
26,6 
25,7 
24,8 
23,9 
23,0 
22,2 

0,561 
0,561 
0,562 
0,563 
0,564 
0,566 
0,568 
0,570 
0,573 
0,577 
0,582 
0,588 
0,596 
0,605 
0,616 
0,629 
0,645 
0,659 
0,672 
0,682 
0,690 
0,695 
0,697 
0,696 

The comparison of the 2013 and 2018 life expectancy for staff members in active status (18 to 
6610) shows a limited increase of the life expectancy.  

The 2018 life table for men shows a very limited increase of the life expectancy ranging from 
0,078  years  (28  days)  at  younger  active  ages  to  0,184  years  (2  months,  6  days)  at  normal 
pensionable age.  

The 2018 life table for women shows a limited increase of the life expectancy ranging from 
0,559 years (6 months, 24 days) at younger active ages, to 0,697 years (8 months, 14 days) at 
retirement ages.  

On  average,  the  evolution  of  the  EU  life  table  shows  a  limited increased  life  expectancy  of 
staff  members  of  the  institutions,  i.e.  4  months  at  younger  age  and  5  months  at  normal 
pensionable age. 

5. 

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEMBER STATES 

In addition to the assessment under points 3 and 4 of the present report, the Commission has 
also considered developments in the pension systems of the Member States. 

5.1.  Update of the pensionable age in light of the evolution of life expectancy 

In  most  Member  States,  the  pensionable  age  is  updated,  either  regularly  or  occasionally,  to 
reflect life expectancy’s developments.  

Based on the information provided by the responding Member States in the framework of the 
Article 83 Working Group, different methods have been identified among Member States as 
regards the practice of updating pensionable age in light of the evolution of life expectancy.  

10   It  shall  be  noted  that  under  Article  52  of  the  Staff  Regulations  it  is  possible  to  work  until  the  age  67  (if 

justified in the interests of the service) and 70 (exceptionally). 

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Update of pensionable age of civil servants in light of life 
expectancy's evolution - situation in 2018 

Number of EU 
Member States 

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

No data available
RO

No update AT, BG, CZ,
DE, EE, ES, HU, LU, LV,
SE,

Planned updates
BE, FR, HR, IE,
LT, MT, PL, SI

Regular update
CY, DK, EL, FI,
IT, NL, PT, SK

Frequency of update  

5.2.  Observed developments in the pension systems of the Member States 

In the wake of the global financial crisis, many countries had taken measures to improve the 
financial sustainability of their pension systems. In particular, in line with the pattern of crisis 
and post-crisis reforms observed in the 2015 and 2018 Pension Adequacy Reports, improving 
pension  sustainability  continued  to  be  a  key  focus  of  pension  reforms  during  the  reference 
period. This was done mostly by means of adjusting the pension duration to life expectancy. 
Yet,  different  Member  States  have  done  this  from  different  starting  points,  with  different 
levels  of  ambition  and  different  gender  emphasis11.  In  2020,  the  vast  majority  of  Member 
States have a pensionable age lower than EU staff pensionable age. 

In addition, some recent pension reforms focused on loosening age requirements to receive a 
pension,  increasing  pension  benefits  including  first-tier  pensions  and  expanding  pension 
coverage12. In some cases, the impact of legislated reforms was suspended or postponed (e.g. 
the  application  of  the  ‘index  for  pension  revaluation’  and  the  sustainability  factor)  or  new 
temporary  possibilities  to  retire  early  were  created13.  In  other  cases,  the  reform  momentum 
generated  by  the  2008-2012  financial  crisis  has  recently  waned  and  several  Member  States 
have  even  reversed  already  legislated  reforms  and,  in  some  cases,  reintroduced  lower 
pensionable ages for women and men. 

Furthermore,  long-term  projections  reported  by  most  Member  States  do  not  anticipate  for 
increases in pensionable age beyond 66 years before 2030 at the earliest14. 

Finally, it appears that flexible retirement rules aimed at facilitating longer working lives and 
smoothing the transition into retirement have been recently adopted in several Member States, 
including flexible forms of transition from employment to full retirement15. 

11   European Commission and Social Protection Committee, 2018 Pension Adequacy report, pages 101 - 102. 
12   OECD, Pensions at a Glance 2019. In its Council conclusions on the European Court of Auditors' Special 
Report  No  15/2019  entitled  ‘Implementation  of  the  2014  staff  reform  package  at  the  Commission  -  Big 
savings but not without consequences for staff’, 8 June 2020, 8635/20, the Council invited the Commission 
to  monitor  the  development  of  the  effective  retirement  age  using  up-to-date  comparative  data  regarding 
Member States’ pension systems by referring to the OECD study Pension at glance. 

13   European  Commission  and  Economic  Policy  Committee,  2021  Ageing  Report,  underlying  assumptions  & 

projection methodologies, page 35.  

14   European  Commission and Social Protection Committee,  2018 Pension Adequacy report, page 126, Table 

10. 

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CONCLUSIONS 

(1) Since 2014, some Member States increased the normal pensionable age applicable to 
their central civil servants. Yet at the end of 2018, more than 89% of the responding 
Member  States  had  a  normal  pensionable  age  equal  or  inferior  to  the  statutory 
pensionable age of 66 years for EU staff members.  

(2) The evolution of the EU life tables, based on a methodology corresponding to the best 
actuarial  practices,  shows  a  very  limited  average  increase  of  life  expectancy  of  staff 
members of the institutions during the reference period.  

(3) Given the observed evolution of pensionable ages in national central civil services and 
the limited increase of EU staff members’ life expectancy, the current pensionable age 
of  66  years  for  EU  staff  is  assessed  as  appropriate  and  corresponding  to  the  highest 
standards applicable in the national civil services of the Member States.  

(4) The  above  assessment  is  also  confirmed  by  the  analysis  in  the  developments  in  the 
Member States.  The EU staff pensionable age remains among the highest  applicable 
compared to those in force in the national pension  systems of the Member States. In 
addition,  recent  developments  show  a  trend  of  reversing  some  past  decisions  on 
increasing the normal pensionable age. 

(5) Therefore,  at  this  stage  there  are  no  grounds  to  submit  a  proposal  amending  the 

statutory pensionable age of 66 years under Article 77 of the Staff Regulations. 

15   European Commission and Social Protection Committee, 2018 Pension Adequacy report, page 103. 

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