Contribution to the European Commission's Green Paper on 'Confronting demographic change: A new solidarity between the generations' (COM 2004 95 final)

The aim of this paper is to present ideas for policy and practice that respond to the issues raised in the Green Paper. In addition, it is hoped it will contribute to a deepening of the debate on demographic ageing. The views expressed in this paper draw upon the following sources: developmental and conceptual work from the Foundation; and results from the Foundation’s EU-wide programme of surveys and research.