Pension reform will leave some pensioners below poverty line, unions say

Trade unions on Friday warned that the government’s planned reform to the pension system may leave some pensioners below the poverty line, following a four-and-a-half-hour meeting of the government, employers’ organisations, trade unions, and others held to discuss the plans. Peo leader Sotiroula Charalambous said that the poverty line in Cyprus at present is €1,018 […]