# Retirement age

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/retirement-age/
- Published: 2024-02-27T23:31:15+01:00
- Author: Ben

The term ‘retirement age’ in EU institutions refers to the specific age at which
employees of European Union institutions are eligible to retire and begin receiving
pension benefits.

The standard retirement age for EU officials is set at 66. Staff of EU institutions
can retire as early as age 58, but they take a permanent pay cut for each [early retirement](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/early-retirement/)
year.

Read this article to find out more about [EU pensions](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/pensions-of-the-officials-and-other-servants-of-the-european-union/).