Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-02-20-Speech-3-428"

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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	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080220.17.3-428"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-02-20-Speech-3-4292
lpv:speaker	lp:Vladimír Maňka2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; SMER-Sociálna demokracia (2006-04-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, people in the European Union are living longer and longer. That is a positive phenomenon. On the other hand, there is a steady decrease in the number of young people. The number of people in the productive age group will start to fall within no more than three or four years. Today the ratio is three people of working age to one person of pension age; it will be just one and a half people of working age in 2050. How do we solve the economic effects of the ageing of the population? Firstly: we must find jobs for more people. The traditional policy of men working and women carrying out family duties is not creditable any more. Most women wish both to become mothers and to have a professional career. Public policies must back both wishes. The Scandinavian countries are a good example. Their active labour market policies combined with better care for women with children offer the best quality of life. Secondly, we must reform the social welfare systems designed to care for older people and for people who have reached pension age. If we do not do this on the grounds of social equality and solidarity, the losers will be mostly older people. In order to achieve a long-term improvement, we need reforms of pension systems and medical care systems, and investment in good health. Older people have accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience and we need to motivate them to continue to work for longer in their lives. Ladies and gentlemen, the Lisbon Strategy is beginning a new cycle, giving us an opportunity to introduce reforms that will increase productivity at work and help to create jobs, thus helping to reduce the economic impact of population ageing."@en1

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