Inden for disse rammer om den europæiske debat om fremtiden for den sociale beskyttelse, har meddelelsen fra Kommissionen analyseret en hel del af de fælles udfordringer, vi står over for: Hvordan vi skal få gjort den sociale beskyttelse mere beskæftigelsesvenlig; hvordan vi skal forbedre finansieringen af de sociale beskyttelsessystemer, og hvordan vi skal klare det problem, at de europæiske samfund bliver ældre, særlig for så vidt angår pensionister; og hvordan vi bedre kan forvalte vore sundhedssystemer.
In that framework for the European debate on the future of social protection, the communication from the Commission has analysed a lot of the common challenges that are facing us: how to make social protection more employment-friendly; how to improve the financing of the social protection systems and how to cope with the ageing of European societies, especially as far as old age pensions are concerned; and how to better manage health care systems.