login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8911

18 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/demographic ageing
Vladimir Spidla calls for “global and urgent response to serious changes to entire European economy”

Brussels, 17/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Presenting the Green Paper on demographic ageing, which was adopted by the College on 16 March (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.16) to the press, Commissioner Vladimir Spidla reiterated their conclusions: increased life expectancy under better health conditions, the retirement of the “baby boomers”, falling birth-rate. “The demographic situation is extremely serious”, said Mr Spidla, calling for “immediate action. This is a serious change to the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS