{"id":279684,"date":"2025-09-19T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-needs-to-reform-its-social-security-system-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:05:26","slug":"why-germany-needs-to-reform-its-social-security-system-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-needs-to-reform-its-social-security-system-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Germany needs to reform its social security system | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9KB_CtbyPbo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Germany needs to reform its social security system | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KB_CtbyPbo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s social security system is under pressure &#8211; from rising costs, an aging population, and political deadlock. 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