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09/12/2022
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Europe's care sector will be barely capable of responding to the growing care demands of its ageing population. It is in dire need of major investments and a shift in policy-making, which should ensure that care workers are properly paid, have regulated working hours and receive adequate support. To achieve this, EU action will not be enough, and political will at national level will be crucial, an EESC hearing said.

 

26/01/2022
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El CESE está firmemente convencido de que en la elaboración de las políticas de la UE debe integrarse un modelo asistencial para las personas mayores dependientes que necesiten cuidados de larga duración, pues se prevé que la proporción de la población de más de ochenta años se duplique con creces de aquí a 2050. La pandemia ha puesto de manifiesto fallos y deficiencias en este ámbito, que deben abordarse rápidamente. Aunque la iniciativa de la Comisión de establecer una nueva Estrategia Europea de Cuidados constituye un paso en esta dirección, las instituciones consultivas y las organizaciones europeas de la sociedad civil que representan a las personas mayores deben poder hacer oír su voz.

19/07/2016
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Some 25% of the EU population are older citizens, a growing market of economic and social players in the digital age. The European Union faces a new challenge: the coincidence of longevity and widespread digitalisation. Therefore, changing the approach to the "silver economy" is an imperative, says the EESC.  In its opinion “The digital pillar of growth: e-seniors, a potential 25% of the European population” ...

15/06/2018
Hearing live-in care Poland
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Reference number: 32/2018

The EESC held the fourth of its Going Local meetings on the live-in care sector in the EU, this time in Poland. The country provides much of the sector's workforce in western EU Member States, but has itself started to face a serious shortage of qualified carers in recent years

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