Download or read book Adequate and Sustainable Pensions written by and published by Commission of European Communities. This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several European Councils have highlighted the challenge of an ageing population and its complications for the maintenance of pensions. An open method of coordination on pensions is required. The Laeken European Council launched this process on the bases of safeguarding the capacity of systems, maintenance their financial sustainability and meeting social needs.