1 Amendments of Doris PACK related to 2010/0242(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Council adopted on 22 February 2007 a resolution on ‘Opportunities and challenges of demographic change in Europe: the contribution of older people to economic and social development’, which emphasised the need to increase the possibilities of active participation by older people, the new economic opportunities ("silver economy") created by the growing demand of older people for certain goods and services as well as the importance of a positive public image of older people. In the context of the enlargement, neighbourhood and development policies, a 'senior service' of retired experts, such as already exists in many countries, could prove extremely useful.