Det er ligeledes alvorligt, at man har anbefalet, at pensionsalderen sættes op med i snit fem år, hvilket peger i retning af stigende trusler imod de velfærdsordninger, der bør opretholdes og styrkes i bekæmpelsen af fattigdom og social udstødelse.
It is also a matter of concern that the Council recommended a five-year increase to the average retirement age, which, apart from anything, betrays the dangerous route we are taking of threatening social protection, which must be maintained and strengthened in order to provide support for the fight against poverty and social exclusion.