SSCW will take part in the IV Demography Forum, 6-7 May in Brussels.

The fourth Demography Forum will take place on 6-7 May in Brussels and focus on investing for Europe’s demographic future.

The debate will bring together researchers, policy-makers and social partners at a high level.

The forum will feature 4 workshops on the following topics:

  • Investing in the potential of young adults
  • Improving work-life balance
  • Enable people to be active longer
  • Successful inclusion of second-generation migrants.

Additionally, 2 policy debates will focus on:

  • Regions in rapid demographic and economic decline
  • Investing in Europe's demographic future  how the Social investment package will support the drive towards extending Europe's demographic dividend.

European Demogrhaphy Forum

(Forum Programme 2013)

Held every two years since 2006, the European Demography Forum gives policymakers, stakeholders and experts from all over Europe opportunities to share their knowledge and to discuss how to address demographic change.

To underpin these debates, the Commission services present a biennial European Demography Report setting out the main facts and figures concerning demographic change and discussing appropriate policy responses.