Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-02-20-Speech-3-424"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-02-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The demographic future of Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"bg"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080220.17.3-424"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-02-20-Speech-3-4252
lpv:speaker	lp:Rumiana Jeleva2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2007-06-19--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2007-07-23--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2007-07-04--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-07-11--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-06-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr. Chairman, Colleagues, Europe is the first region in the world to feel the effect of demographic challenges. The demographic development is the result of three factors: birth rate, life expectancy, and migration flows. Birth rates have declined in the European Union for the last three decades and no reversal of the trend is observed. In some Member States it is going downward, while in my country, Bulgaria, it can be called “domgraphic collapse” with the lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rate in Europe. At the same time, life expectancy is on the growth. This is a stable trend that will have its impact on all aspects of the economic and social development of European citizens in future. Let us take, for example, the old-age dependence ratio. Currently, it is 1 to 4, as it has been pointed out here. It is expected to become 1 to 2 by 2050. But even today, this delicate ratio is already a fact. Once again I am going to quote the example of Bulgaria, where the ratio between pensioners and people at work is already 1 to 1.2. As to migration flows, our approach should focus on their effective management rather than their excessive control. What we need is a more flexible policy of the Community and the Member States to immigrants, especially those comong from third countries. Immigration could be a positive element but it is not the panacea to resolve any aspect of the existing demographic problems. All these examples come to show that demographic challenges are a fact and we have to face them now. We have to change the perspective from challenges to oppoortunities. There seems to be too much talk and too little action with regard to demographic changes. Therefore I firmly support the understanding that the demographic development should be a horizontal policy issue to be mainstreamed in the various policies of the Community, and of the national, regional and local authorities."@en1

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