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.

The EU's population is set to both shrink, age, and thus be short of workers, according to a new demographics study on Thursday.

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…