Tag Archives: Ageing

More care needed for older getting population

Contact with older people We all know and have contact with older people. Some of us also do belong to what is called the third or even the fourth age. In general, we can say that an ageing society isn’t … Continue reading

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How to look back at Cop26

Negotiations at a repetitious summit looking for long-term solutions After a fortnight of negotiations which began with 120 world leaders attending the UN Glasgow summit, several richer countries did show once more that economic gain is more important for them … Continue reading

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The Paradox of Capitalism

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The capitalist economy has been running for centuries and was developed by Adam Smith. The foundations of the capitalist economy lies in the belief of the free market often described as an economic structure wherein…

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EU well placed to protect and enhance citizens’ living standards while pursuing an ambitious transition to an environmentally sustainable economy

Marianne Thyssen, the Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, said: In 2018, we witnessed positive developments in the European economy, labour markets and society. For the sixth consecutive year, the EU’s ambitious agenda for jobs, growth and … Continue reading

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My Oak Tree.

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? I took an acorn and put it in a pot.I then covered it with earth, not a lot.Great pleasure was mine watching it grow.The first budding green came ever so slow.I watered my plant twice…

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Who is considered Old

In case you would ask several people if they would consider them young or old, or the other person young or old, you shall get quite different answers from the different age groups. When we look at the key results … Continue reading

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Ageing and Solidarity between generations

Today Europe is like other continents confronted with the ageing population. Facing the problem of an intense growing older and non-working population the European Commission called for a year of reflection on this problem and instigated the “2012 – European … Continue reading

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Welfare state and Poverty in Flanders #8 Work

Poverty evolution in Flanders 8.     Work Work-related factors were the principal explanations given as to why people were poor or excluded from society, the three main reasons being long-term unemployment (35 % of respondents giving it as one of up … Continue reading

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