Over the last few quarters lowering of the retirement age has been a topic of a lively discussion among not only amongst politicians but also economists and sociologists...
Tag - Demographics
Poland’s government is taking steps to simplify the process of employing foreigners, and allowing more to enter the country to meet increasing shortages of workers. The...
The pension system in Romania was transformed into a multi-pillar system only in 2007-8, after two decades of democracy, although there have been many attempts to reform...
A new report published by the OECD on July 5 – to coincide with Lithuania officially becoming the organisation’s newest member – says that Lithuania’s...
A new report, The 2018 Ageing Report published by the European Commission (EC) indicates that by 2060 there will be a higher number of pensioners than active workers...
According to Eurostat demography forecasts, the population of Europe is rapidly growing. The details of demographic research results clearly show that within the...
With its strong, knowledge-based and innovative economy (open to all via its unique e-citizenship programme), Estonia is often thought to set the standard in many fields...
Across emerging Europe countries are haemorrhaging people. A lack of opportunity at home and the lure of Western Europe – made accessible by European Union membership –...
The World Bank Group has approved a new six-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Poland, which prioritises health care reform, improving air quality and boosting...
The labour market is tightening, meaning that attracting the right talent will become an increasingly important issue for businesses. Many factors are affecting the...
Emerging Europe takes a closer look at this year’s EBRD Transition Report, and hears from the bank’s chief economist, Sergei Guriev.
Larisa Manastirli, director for Bulgaria at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), spoke to Andrew Wrobel about the Bulgarian EU Presidency as well...
