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In these very worrying times, when we are told by Commissioner Andor that by 2060 the ratio of European pensioners to workers will have doubled, the European Commission has strategically proclaimed 2012 as the European Year for Active Ageing.
The consequences of an ageing population affect social policies and public finances, but they make it necessary to improve the lives of older people, who must be given the chance to live a healthy and active life. Hence 2012 must be viewed as an opportunity to build a Europe in which people are not afraid to grow old!
It is important to rediscover the role played by older people in society: they are an irreplaceable asset for the entire Community, an asset that we must not give up. A professor at the University of Padova – my hometown – used to say that whenever old people die, a wealth of knowledge disappears with them – and I agree with him. The European Year is aimed at raising public awareness, promoting debate and the exchange of experience between the various EU countries, and facilitating the drafting of ad hoc policies, in order to integrate older people more into active society and to encourage intergenerational solidarity, all in an effort to ensure that old age as such is a wonderful time of life."@en1
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