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June 18, 2019
EU Pension Legislation: Older and wiser?—when governments get it wrong on pensions reform - by Steve Coulter
Europe is turning grey. By 2060 over a quarter of the EU’s population
will be over 65. Ageing is accelerating as the baby-boom generation
retires and average life-spans continue to increase.
But while most of us are celebrating the fact that people are living longer, healthier lives, demogaphers and officials in finance ministries fret that, on current trends, more of us could be eking out our longer retirements in poverty. The problem is that we are not saving enough. Aviva, an insurance company, estimates that Europeans needs to save an extra €2 trillion each year to close the ‘pensions gap’—the difference between what people need to save to ensure an adequate retirement and what they are actually saving.
With most people still reliant on state pensions to make ends meet in later life, ageing populations will have profound consequences for the fiscal positions of member states, as working taxpayers shift into retirement and begin claiming old-age pensions in increasing numbers. Action is therefore needed to ensure that a decent retirement is affordable and available to all.
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But while most of us are celebrating the fact that people are living longer, healthier lives, demogaphers and officials in finance ministries fret that, on current trends, more of us could be eking out our longer retirements in poverty. The problem is that we are not saving enough. Aviva, an insurance company, estimates that Europeans needs to save an extra €2 trillion each year to close the ‘pensions gap’—the difference between what people need to save to ensure an adequate retirement and what they are actually saving.
With most people still reliant on state pensions to make ends meet in later life, ageing populations will have profound consequences for the fiscal positions of member states, as working taxpayers shift into retirement and begin claiming old-age pensions in increasing numbers. Action is therefore needed to ensure that a decent retirement is affordable and available to all.
Read more: Older and wiser?—when governments get it wrong on pensions reform • Social Europe
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June 16, 2019
Germany: Money is the root of all evil, as Germany exports weapons to Saudi coalition
Germany exports weapons to Saudi-led alliance in 2019
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Climate Change: Tokyo, Oslo leading the way on climate change
How Tokyo, Oslo and other world cities are leading the way on climate action
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June 14, 2019
EU Economy: In 2018, employment in the EU service sector accounted for 74 % of total employment
The shift towards a service economy is a
long-term trend already observed in the EU in the second half of the
20th century.
In 2018, employment in services accounted for 74 % of
total employment in the EU compared with 66 % in 2000, while employment
in industry decreased from 26 % in 2000 to 22 % in 2018 and agriculture
halved from 8 % to 4 %.
As regards value added, services generated 73 %
of total value added in 2018, industry 25 % and agriculture 2 %.
Among
the Member States, the share of agricultural employment in 2018 was the
highest in Romania (23 % of total employment), Bulgaria (18 %), Greece
(11 %) and Poland (10 %), while the highest shares for industrial
employment were observed in Czechia (37 %), Slovakia (32 %), Poland (31
%), Romania and Slovenia (both 30 %).
Service activities represented 80 %
of total employment or just over in the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, Belgium, Malta, France, Luxembourg and Denmark.
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June 13, 2019
The Netherlands: More than two thousand centanerians in the Netherlands
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June 12, 2019
The Netherlands - Cyber attacks: Digitization leaves the Netherlands vulnerable to cyber attacks: NCTV report says
The Netherlands is particularly vulnerable to IT failures and attacks because almost all vital processes and systems have been completely digitized with no analogue back-ups, the Dutch counter terrorism unit NCTV said on Wednesday.
‘The Netherlands is dependent on a limited number of providers and countries. This makes us vulnerable to changed intentions,’ the report said.
‘For example, a large part of the hard and software is designed and produced in China and the US.’ In addition, little expertise is needed to launch a cyber attack which could, for example, knock out gas, electricity and water supplies.
The best way to reduce the risks is to improve security systems. And while companies and government are taking action, they sometimes think the cost of the improvements are not worth it ‘until things go wrong,’ the NCTV said.
The biggest threats presently come from China, Russia and Iran, and a variety of hackersthe NCTV said, in a restatement of earlier reports.
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‘The Netherlands is dependent on a limited number of providers and countries. This makes us vulnerable to changed intentions,’ the report said.
‘For example, a large part of the hard and software is designed and produced in China and the US.’ In addition, little expertise is needed to launch a cyber attack which could, for example, knock out gas, electricity and water supplies.
The best way to reduce the risks is to improve security systems. And while companies and government are taking action, they sometimes think the cost of the improvements are not worth it ‘until things go wrong,’ the NCTV said.
The biggest threats presently come from China, Russia and Iran, and a variety of hackersthe NCTV said, in a restatement of earlier reports.
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