From the ArcaMax Publishing, Women Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/women/s-571405-114505
ROME (UPI) -- Italian women may have the same retirement age as men
within 10 years or so, an official said Thursday.
Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta said a European Union directive
banning gender discrimination was the final incentive to make the
change, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. Women can now start
collecting pensions at 60 while men must wait until 65.
Brunetta said the later retirement age would be phased in over a
decade.
The European Commission recently said Italy could face penalties if it
did not take action within six months on the pension disparity.