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7/18/06

Aging of Europe has implications for old and young, experts warn

Turkish Daily News Jul 18, 2006

"Aging of Europe has implications for old and young, experts warn
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

The statistics indicate that by 2010 there will be more 55 to 64-year-olds than 15 to 24-year-olds in the European Union

VIENNA - The Associated Press

Heaps of dumplings and schnitzels. Free drinks. A three-man band.

It's party time at a Vienna retirement home -- but two women in the silver-haired crowd just can't get into the mood.

"What's the world coming to? It's all about work and money nowadays," says 86-year-old Elfriede Kobsa. "Yes, whatever happened to having a family and children?" sighs Elisabeth Nagl.

Good question. "

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