The Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG) of EIOPA published its Feedback Statement on the European Commission White Paper “An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions” that looks at how the EU and the Member States can work to tackle the major challenges that confront our pension systems.
In its Statement the OPSG commented on the European Commission’s analysis and initiatives and provided recommendations on such issues as structure of pension systems, development of pillar 2 pensions, reporting on pension systems by Member States, flexibility of the pension systems and the need for mobility, information to members related to the three pillar pensions, protection of pensions and good practices.
OPSG recommended that regulation of pensions be balanced between citizen’s rights and economic needs underlining efficiency as a critical factor for the development of adequate, safe and sustainable and regulation to and flexibility of the pension schemes etc.
The Feedback Statement is part of the OPSG’s own initiative work. It was prepared by a specially formed sub-group led by Mr. Klaus STRUWE (beneficiaries group) who had to align and balance different opinions expressed during the preparation process.
On 17 July 2012 Chris VERHAEGEN, Chair of the OPSG, sent the Feedback Statement to EIOPA Chairman, to the European Commission and to the European Parliament. The text of the Feedback Statement can be viewed under the following link on EIOPA website (Link: https://eiopa.europa.eu/fileadmin/tx_dam/files/Stakeholder_groups/opinions-feedback/EIOPA-OPSG-12-06_Feedback_Statement_on_EC_White_Paper_on_Pensions.pdf ).
