The European Commission has adopted a Communication, presenting a set of policy tools for Member States for managing demographic change and its impacts on the EU's society and economy. The Communication outlines the wide range of tools including regulatory instruments, policy frameworks and funding, which can be combined with national and regional policies. The demography toolbox draws on experiences from across the EU and sets out a comprehensive approach to demographic change structured around four pillars. The third pillar is the most relevant for dementia, as it is focused on empowering older generations and sustaining their wellbeing, through reforms combined with labour market and workplace policies.
Additionally, the Communication recognises the need to consider the territorial dimension of demographic shifts, specifically in regions that experience population decline and outward mobility of young workers. In addition to regulatory instruments and policy frameworks, a number of financing instruments are available at EU level to support Member States, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). Further information is available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_4807
