Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-186-000"
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In view of the fact that between now and 2035 the number of people aged 60 and over will increase by around two million people per year, attention should be paid to solidarity and intergenerational cooperation not only in the European Union, but also throughout the world. Personally, I believe that we should promote opportunities for older people to participate actively in civic life, speak up about voluntary work, make it easier for senior citizens to access new technologies and provide training for use of the latter. At the same time, we must encourage the Member States, local authorities and non-governmental organisations to support measures aimed at older people. There can be no doubt that our aim should be to combat their social exclusion, since the ageing of the population is currently one of the most important challenges facing the European Union. Once again, I would stress that the proposed initiative by the European Parliament and the Council for a European Year for Active Ageing in 2012 is an excellent project, and I therefore voted in favour of its adoption. Thank you."@en1
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