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Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox (debate)
Dear Bureau, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, demographics is a major issue that plagues the whole of Europe and most acutely my homeland Greece. The figures from the European Commission, which refer to a reduction of 57 million in the population of the European Union, alert us to the danger and force us to act immediately. That is why, as a member of the Budget Committee, I am presenting you with a package of ten (10) measures with economic and social interventions that can help address this problem: 1. Direct financial support for families. 2. Measures for acquiring or renting housing. 3. Increasing health expenditure for all ages. 4. Incentives to support small businesses. 5. Removal of wage injustices. 6. Support for young couples. 7. Equality in professional employment. 8. Provision of modern vocational education. 9. Incentives to increase birth rates. 10. Improvement of working conditions.