As EU leaders talk tough on cutting immigration, their own data shows that without more foreign workers Europe’s pension systems, hospitals and care homes could buckle under the weight of its ageing citizens.
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Europe has a demographic problem.
For the first time, the European Commission is warning that demographic change is becoming one of the biggest challenges to the EU’s competitiveness and welfare systems.
Come affrontare il cambiamento demografico con fiducia
Europa, crollano le nascite: entro il 2100 un anziano ogni due persone in età da lavoro (e si tornerà alla popolazione degli anni ’70)
Europa debe afrontar el cambio demogr�fico con confianza y contamos con los instrumentos necesarios para hacerlo
Inverno demografico in Europa tra spopolamento e vecchiaia
Demografia, Suica: "Puntare a migrazione ben gestita in UE"
Arbeitsmarkt und Pflegebedarf: EU-Bericht: Bevölkerung wird auf Größe wie in 1970ern sinken
Die EU-Bevölkerung wird ab 2029 schrumpfen – demografische Kluft zwischen Ost und West wächst
Ticking time bomb? Europe's ageing population brings challenges
EU population to peak in 2029 before long-term decline
EU population to peak in 2029 before long-term decline - World News
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