Russian citizens no longer entitled to Czech retirement pensions

Russians citizens with permanent residence in the Czech Republic will no longer be automatically entitled to Czech retirement pension. This year, Czech lawmakers have withdrawn a 1959 agreement between the two countries which allowed Russian nationals to acquire Czech retirement pension without having paid local social insurance. From 2009, Russian citizens permanently residing in the Czech Republic will only be entitled to Czech pensions provided that they are over 65 years of age and that they have been paying Czech social insurance for at least 15 years.