council resolut june flexibl retir arrang council european commun recal council recommend decemb principl commun polici regard retir ag advoc inter alia gradual introduct flexibl retir arrang lai gener object issu recal report submit council commiss applic recommend recal council recommend juli converg social protect object polici note chang employ situat recent year ag composit workforc note member state frame polici light number object regard hand retir situat employe labour market situat older worker note financi constraint implic retir scheme scheme similar object member state view demograph pattern labour market situat note increas demand men women greater choic flexibl activ particip labour market work live note featur flexibl retir arrang older employe consider bear possibl cover return employ note recent develop pension retir scheme debat member state light employ demograph econom situat emphas posit socio econom contribut made older employe wish encourag smooth transit work retir adjust work condit emphas smooth transit retir flexibl arrang point constitut ration respons chang demograph pattern labour market refer connect step member state accord specif featur introduc possibl partial retir labour market combin retir benefit incom employ emphas frame implement polici flexibl retir arrang matter member state subject provis treati bear mind principl subsidiar refer articl treati establish european commun provid treati european union note import role manag labour field member state wish older peopl continu plai activ part societi regard econom employ situat member state maintain link labour market invit member state manag labour develop adapt employ polici make flexibl adjust line demographi ag structur labour forc call member state continu collect inform assess effect employ polici pension retir scheme call commiss promot exchang inform pension retir scheme older employe commun subsequ inform european parliament council econom social committe measur member state implement resolut examin commun inform institut concern consult member state measur need oj oj