Seniorscopie : Europe's population : 7 percent only of the world's total by the next century

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7 percent only of the world's total by the next century

Europe is ageing and shrinking. It means Europeans will have to pay more or accept less in state welfare provision. But attempts to rejuvenate Europe's workforce took a fresh twist with news the European Commission would propose a pan-European system of U.S.-style green cards to lure youthful migrants with good education, skills and economic potential.

As debate rages over the merits of Europe "importing" immigrant labour, one thing looks inevitable -- the homegrown population is becoming too small and too old to maintain the living standards of the last 50 years.

Attempts to rejuvenate Europe's workforce took a fresh twist with news the European Commission would propose a pan-European system of U.S.-style green cards to lure youthful migrants with good education, skills and economic potential. The idea itself is controversial, but it also illustrates a point some find hard to swallow. The glory days of the baby boom that followed World War Two are over, and most probably Europe's economic prowess of those post-war decades too.