PiS legislation on retirement age passed in Sejm

Piotr Duda, the head of Poland’s Solidarity Union, raised his arm and gave the victory signal in the Polish Parliament on Wednesday, as the government passed its much-touted reforms of the age of retirement law, according to a news release in the Polish press. “This is a happy day for all employees, to members of Solidarity, for us personally,” he said. The retirement age had been increased to 67, from 65 for men and 60 for women, under the previous PO government, which now sits in opposition to PiS. Duda stated that the previous increase was a “bad situation.” Now women in  Poland will be able to retire at age 60, and men at 65. However, the release stated that the government’s work on retirement legislation has not finished, as it now begins a review of proposals for reforms to pension internships.