Rising public debt levels and Europe's ageing population have the potential to cause extensive problems in the future, said European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (5 May).
As the economic crisis pushes EU member state governments increasingly into the red, concerns are mounting over the region's ability to meet future pension payments.
"We not only have a financial crisis, but there is the challenge of our ageing population and the necessity to reform our...
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