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"Mr President, Prime Minister...
I would like to say that, in fact, studies show that the happiest people in the world live in Denmark, and it would be absolutely splendid, if, during this Presidency, you could spread even a little of this happiness to a Europe that is seething with distrust.
Presidents generally set so many priorities that, ultimately, nothing is a priority. The same applies to European years, which often vanish, with no traces of them remaining. At present, the Union is celebrating the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. This is also a particularly crucial issue from the point of view of the economy. Prolonging careers and safeguarding the durability of pension systems are issues of human dignity, but they are also very important matters for the economy. That is because it is an inescapable fact that ageism has now reached new levels in the European Union and in all the Member States, on account of this present economic recession. There are, of course, shining examples of active ageing in our midst: Jacques Delors, Helmut Schmidt and others. Make this a priority."@en1
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