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A Key Issue of the Future: Care for the Sick and Elderly- Why Germany Needs to Act

Oberhausen, November 2014. The consequences of demographic change are already evident in Germany today – but also in other European countries: the population is shrinking and ageing. According to UN calculations, if the birth rate remains constant, the percentage of people over the age of 65 will rise from its current level of approx. 20%… Continue reading A Key Issue of the Future: Care for the Sick and Elderly- Why Germany Needs to Act

Life as a Refugee: Personal Initiative and Support as a Foundation for a New Beginning

Berlin, April 2016. In 2015, around 890,000 refugees arrived in Germany – about 70% are of working age and roughly two-thirds are under the age of 30. Around half of all asylum applications were approved in 2015. The integration of such a large group of immigrants has been the subject of heated public debates for many months.… Continue reading Life as a Refugee: Personal Initiative and Support as a Foundation for a New Beginning