As reported by the BBC, Denmark's parliament has recently voted to extend the nation's retirement age to a whopping 70-years-old. Unsurprisingly, the new government change has average Danes groaning aloud in frustration.
Through this decision, Denmark has set a new record for the highest retirement age in Europe, surpassing Greece, Italy, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands by three years.
Traditionally, Denmark's parliament chooses to raise the retirement age in order to reflect the national life expectancy rates within the country, upping the retirement age every five years.
"We no longer believe that the retirement age should be increased automatically," said Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. "You can't just keep saying that people have to work a year longer."
"Denmark has a healthy economy and yet the EU's highest retirement age," Rasmussen bluntly stated. "A higher retirement age means that [people will] lose the right to a dignified senior life."
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