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Germany
Total population (m.):  82.1
GDP per capita (USD):  34401
 

2011

Measures to reduce the health insurance system deficit
 

2010

Voluntary unemployment insurance for self employed maintained
Financial support to the German Social Security System
 

2009

Increase in public pensions
A law to reform statutory accident insurance
 

2008

Parental income to care for new-born babies
 

2007

Increase in pensionable age to 67
 

2006

New federal provident fund for civil servants approved
Amendments to the Second Book of the Social Code
Pension policy measures in the government coalition contract
 

2005

Second amendment law on the Diagnosis-Related Group system in effect
Classification of the social assistance law within the Social Code
Adaptation of the decree on hazardous materials to EC Directives and ILO Conventions
Hartz IV: 1-Euro-jobs covered by the compulsory accident insurance
Law on combating illicit work in force
Insurance coverage for voluntary activities strengthened
Measures to ensure the long-term financing of compulsory pension insurance
Old-age income law in force
Major organisational reform of the compulsory pension insurance in effect
Revision of the partnerships law
 

2004

Institutional reforms to support active labour market policies - Hartz lll
Merger of unemployment assistance and social assistance benefits - Hartz lV
Expansion of insurance coverage for voluntary activities
Total long-term care insurance contributions to be paid by pensioners
Major organisational reform of pension insurance moves through Parliament
Changes to the taxation of social security pensions and to personal private pension schemes
Pension Sustainability Act adopted
Telematics-infrastructure for an electronic health card presented
 

2003

Health care cost containment efforts continue
Basic security benefit introduced to reduce poverty in old age
 

2002

Commission established to elaborate social security reform
Organizational reform
Job-AQTIV Act restructures labour market policy instruments
Book IX of German Social Security Code (SGB IX) now in force
 

2001

Pension reforms approved by Parliament
New regulations on pensions for reduced work capacity
 

2000

2000 pension reforms: key elements of the Government approach
Retirement pension age limit raised for the severely disabled
Abolition of 'index-linking' of co-payments
Cancellation of benefit reductions
Rehabilitation legislation to be consolidated
Planned improvements to childcare leave
Improved benefits in long-term care insurance
Health reform 2000
 

1999

Changes in pension adjustment
Greater account taken of periods devoted to bringing up children
Child benefit increases
Mini-jobs" law passed"
New regulations governing mini-jobs""
 

1998

1997 pension reforms rescinded
Pension Reform Act, 1999
 

1997

Health reform - third stage
Record reductions in occupational accidents
 

1996

Reform of unemployment support scheme
Monitoring of contribution payments transferred
Freedom of choice of sickness fund
 

1995

Agrarian social reform
Introduction of a new branch of insurance: long-term care

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