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The ageing population is one of the EU’s most important challenges, but also one of its biggest opportunities. The rise in life expectancy linked to ageing is certainly an extraordinary social achievement and a success of our time, as Europeans today are leading longer and healthier lives than ever before. However, this success also confronts European society with a number of challenges, in particular in the area of employment and social protection. In addition, old age is often associated with illness and dependency, and older people can feel excluded from employment, as well as from family and society. For these reasons, ageing can also be considered a challenge. The ways of meeting this challenge include the effort to ensure that people in their 50s and over can stay in the labour market longer, continue to be active participants in society and remain healthy and independent for as long as possible. The EU and its Member States have done a lot in the past to increase the life expectancy of citizens. Economic prosperity, social security and peace have brought about an improvement in the quality of life. The 2012 European Year should therefore mark a milestone for these developments in Europe, putting people at the centre of politics, society and the economy, and making European society a society for all ages."@en1
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