Europe is "ducking" the ways of solving its demographic problem, as it needs to embrace either immigration or outsourcing to overcome the challenges of its ageing population,
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Meanwhile, European Commissioner for Social Affairs Vladimir Spidla has warned that the current recession should not deflect the governments from acting, "In dealing with the short-term challenges of the economic crisis, we must not forget the long-term challenge of ageing... We need to emerge from this crisis with more and better employment opportunities for older people."
A European Commission report last week showed how the continent's working-age population would peak next year before starting a decline that would have big budgetary and economic impacts.
Source: The Asian Age
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