Russia Considers Raising Retirement Age
Lesson Brief
Московский комсомолец
Dmitry Medvedev announced this week that Russia is considering raising the retirement age of the country to correspond with higher rates of life expectancy. He stated that this will most likely happen in stages, with public servants to be the first category of workers affected by the expected changes.
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- confirmation
- утверждение
- bill, draft law
- законопроект
- burning, of vital importance
- животрепещущий
- deserving, merited
- заслуженный
- slat, plank
- планка
- state of being important, essential
- востребованность
- sooner or later
- рано или поздно
- nation-wide
- общенародный
- to hurry, rush
- торопиться, поторопиться
- united
- единый