23 February 2007
Publications
“Healthy ageing, a keystone for a Sustainable Europe”
The European Commission DG SANCO, DG Economic and Financial Affairs and DG Employment published a Discussion paper entitled “Healthy ageing, a keystone for a Sustainable Europe”, which gives an overview of current demographic trends including life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, and shows how health policy can support active ageing, and how this must continue to be a central focus of concern at both EU and national level.
To read the paper:
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_information/indicators/docs/healthy_ageing_en.pdf
The European Commission recently published its general report on the activities of the European Union in 2006. Further information can be found in the 
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies published a book entitled “Health Care Workforce in Europe - Learning from experience”, that analyses the gaps and current policies and highlights key areas that still need to be addressed as regards training and keeping a motivated health care workforce, essential for high-performing health systems.