The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer and a copyright notice . The number of young people coming on to the labour market is declining as a result of the falling birth-rate. The working population is ageing. There is also a tendency to shorten the duration of economically active life by reducing the legal pensionable age, adopting pre-retirement schemes and extending periods of study.
Many elderly people enjoy an active retirement and contribute to economic, cultural and social life.
The increased mobility of workers and their families, and of older retired people in the Community, calls for the implementation of social protection systems and measures. Community measures 3. It encourages the exchange of information and experience as well as the transfer of knowledge and initiatives on topics of common interest. The situation of elderly people has been considered and actions concerning them have been carried out within the framework of specific Community action programmes, and various activities have been undertaken by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin. The Commission proposes that a series of actions be carried out between 1991 and 1993 concerning the situation of elderly people in the context of the completion of the internal market and their positive contribution to their environment.