Greece to End Widow Pension Cuts, Restoring Payments to 70% for Thousands of Families

Greek lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on legislation eliminating cuts to widow and widower pensions that had reduced payments after three years under a 2016 law, restoring benefits to their original level for thousands of families. Labor Minister Niki Kerameos said the change reverses "a decade-long social injustice" created by the pension law passed under the previous Tsipras government. Survivors whose pensions had already been cut from 70% to 35% of the original benefit will see them...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA