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Noriega appeals 'not exhausted' ... Sweden who will hold the rotating EU presidency before and after the Czech Republic, she said. "The pace of the ageing of the population in the Czech Republic is really most remarkable of all countries. We have our own recipes and want to resolve the problem. However, the European strategy is necessary and we are able to contribute to its creation," Stehlikova said. She said that European countries were not yet prepared for the fact that the number of elderly people will grow considerably. In cooperation with France and Sweden, the Czech Republic wants to create the European strategy in the period of these three countries' presidency, Stehlikova said. There are some 1.5 million people over 65 in the Czech Republic. They make up some 15 percent of the population. According to demographists' estimates, there will be 2.2 million people aged 50 and over in 2030, which is almost a quarter of the population. In the middle of the century, the figure would cross 2.6 million, which is one-third of the population. The Czech Republic will stage a EU conference on dignified old age during its EU presidency. It is to take place either in April or June next year and will be attended by European politicians, leading specialists and non-profit organisation representatives.
(Ceske Noviny)
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