Demography active ageing and pensions The Social Europe guide is a bi annual publication aimed at providing to an interested but not necessarily specialized audience a concise overview of specific areas of EU policy in the field of employment social affairs and inclusion. It illustrates the key issues and challenges explains policy actions and instruments at EU level and provides examples of best practices from EU Member States. It also presents views on the subject from the Council Presidency and the European Parliament. The third volume in this series gives an overview of the main demographic trends faced by Europe such as ageing a decrease in the working age population and declining fertility. It describes the EUs actions to promote active ageing and explains EU policy efforts to ensure adequate safe and sustainable pensions for the decades to come. Provided by publisher