The EU contribution to active ageing and solidarity between generations.
Date: 2012-09-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Subjects: elderly person, life expectancy, non-working population, population ageing, social participation, social policy

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The EU Contribution 
to Active Ageing
and Solidarity 
between Generations

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Manuscript completed in June 2012

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The EU contribution to active ageing and solidarity between generations

Luxembourg: Publications Oﬃ  ce of the European Union

2012 –  19 pp. –  21 × 29,7  cm

ISBN 978-92-79-25123-8
doi:10.2767/67267

This brochure presents the EU’s contribution to the active ageing agenda and shows that the EU is a strong partner in 
this regard. The objective is to inspire more determined eﬀ orts in all Member States to promote active ageing, thereby 
ensuring that solidarity between generations can withstand the test of population ageing.

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