EU Demographic outlook: What it is and why it matters, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli-gebouw (ASP) in Brussel
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date May 3, 2018 13:30
city Brussels, Belgium
location Altiero Spinelli building (ASP) i Show location
organisation European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)

Based on the EPRS publication 'Demographic Outlook for the European Union', this event will discuss the stagnating and ageing of the EU population, the drivers of population change (increasing longevity, lower fertility rates, migration), including regional aspects, and set the ageing EU in the context of global population changes. As this paper includes a focus on health, the event will also highlight key questions such as: ‘Are the longer lives we are living also healthier lives?’

Speakers:

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    (Lord) David WILLETTS, Former UK Minister for Higher Education; Executive Chair Resolution Foundation; Visiting Professor, King's College, London.
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    Professor Francesco CANDELORO BILLARI Professor of Demography and Dean of the Faculty at Bocconi University, Milan
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    Professor Helga de VALK, Honorary Professor of Migration and the life course, University of Groningen; Theme Group Leader Migration and Migrants, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, the Hague
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    Patrick DEBOOSERE, Professor of Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels
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    David EATOCK, Policy Analyst, Economic Policies Unit, Members' Research Service, EPRS

Location: Library Reading Room, 5th floor, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP 05D)

Last updated: 03-05-2018

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