Europa 2020-strategien har identificeret den demografiske aldring både som en udfordring og en mulighed for intelligent, bæredygtig og inklusiv vækst, og i flagskibsinitiativerne »En digital dagsorden for Europa« [4], »Innovation i EU« [5], »En dagsorden for nye kvalifikationer og nye job« og »En europæisk platform mod fattigdom« optræder dette emne som en prioriteret opgave.
The Europe 2020 strategy has identified demographic ageing as both a challenge and an opportunity for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, and the flagship initiatives ‘A digital agenda for Europe’ [4], ‘Innovation Union’ [5], ‘An agenda for new skills and new jobs’ and ‘European platform against poverty’ where this topic has been addressed as a priority.