European Commission
Directorate-General for Regional Policy, 2007
Initially, discussion around the ageing trend was concentrated on the sustainability of social security, pensions and health policies. However, it is increasingly recognised that an ageing population will require the adaptation of practically all major public policies, including education, employment and social aff airs, transport, public services and infrastructures and urban planning, to address ageing and exploit the opportunities it presents. The Lisbon Strategy up to 2010 takes the broad European demographic trends into account. Indeed, those trends reinforce the essential objective of seeking to improve EU competitiveness by raising overall employment rates and employment rates of women and older workers, and by promoting innovation and higher-value-added economic activities in order to raise productivity.
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