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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9653

30 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health
Responding to long-term care needs of ageing population

Brussels, 29/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - A report presented by the European Commission on Monday 28 April says that the demand for, and cost of, long-term care in the EU will rise considerably by 2050. Moreover, almost nine Europeans out of ten would prefer home or community-based care to care in an institutional setting, a press release reveals. The report's findings will be discussed at a conference on inter-generational solidarity, organised by the Slovenian Presidency of the EU, in Brdo...

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