In the next five years, 200 000 people will reach working age and enter the labour market.

[24] Eurostat population projections published on the International Day of Older Persons 29 September 2006.

[24] Eurostat population projections published on the International Day of Older Persons 29 September 2006.

2. The annual average cost per person (Yi) in age group i shall be obtained by dividing the annual expenditure on all benefits in kind provided by the institutions of the creditor Member State to all persons in the age group concerned subject to its legislation and residing within its territory by the average number of persons concerned in that age group in the calendar year in question.

47. Concludes that the business case for retaining older workers needs to be made more strongly considering the potential of this group; considers that the emphasis should be to encourage and enable people to work longer, and that employers should be led to realise that this is in the interest of both parties; considers that healthy older people should represent a positive resource for society rather than an economic threat; considers that more emphasis to the positive outcome of the European Year of the Elderly and of Solidarity between Generations (1993) should be given;

Since mid 1990s those involved in development assistance have attempted to work through more effective national and international co-ordination mechanisms, through innovative partnerships and with greater focus on developing countries' capacity building.