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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111115.27.2-434-124"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-11-15-Speech-2-434-7192
lpv:speaker	lp:Juozas Imbrasas2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partija Tvarka ir teisingumas (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2009-09-16--2012-02-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"I welcomed this document because demographic change in the EU is a fact, and handling it constitutes one of the core tasks for the future. Europe’s population is ageing: it has the oldest population and the lowest population growth rate in the world. In most Member States, the birth rate is below the replacement level and continues to fall in some cases, while life expectancy is rising. Demographic change is therefore rightly considered to be the major trend of the 21st century as it will drastically change the political, social, societal and economic situation in Europe. The problem is not demographic change itself, but politicians’ and society’s hesitation to address this change. Meeting the full range of demographic challenges is principally the task of the Member States, but the regions must be proactive, for which reason they need support at European level. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) can contribute to the task of addressing the challenges stemming from demographic change in the EU, namely, the increase in the number of older people and the decline in the young population. If we shape demographic change and find answers both at European level and at national and regional level, this change will not be a threat but an opportunity for Europe."@en1

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