declar principl council european union minist social affair meet council decemb mark end european year elderli solidar gener council european union minist social affair meet council recal council decis novemb commun action elderli council decis june organ european year elderli solidar gener provid cooper member state provis exchang inform call reflect discuss measur regard ag popul recal commun charter fundament social right worker adopt european council meet strasbourg decemb head state govern eleven member state includ section elderli person statement arrang appli countri worker european commun time retir enjoi resourc afford decent standard live person reach retir ag entitl pension mean subsist entitl suffici resourc medic social assist specif suit recal council recommend june common criteria suffici resourc social assist social protect system recal council recommend juli converg social protect object polici recal power respons reserv member state recommend recal european year commun activ carri help frame common principl set declar recal council resolut june flexibl retir arrang note demograph develop point major increas popul elderli member state econom social health budgetari implic member state confirm polit resolv meet socio econom challeng pose ag popul recogn valuabl contribut elderli social cultur econom life posit respons aspir express elderli order enabl particip activ aspect life commun declar member state recogn legisl polici full citizenship elderli freedom equal right oblig area life commun intend promot integr elderli area life commun act counter social exclus isol discrimin person ag entitl recognit human digniti declar member state pursu polici base essenti principl solidar gener order promot social integr elderli enabl manifest societi sphere famili social polit cultur recreat educ life encourag respect elderli individu privaci physic integr promot opportun elderli assum respons call member state accord principl approv object frame polici area special interest elderli level incom standard live measur guarante elderli minimum resourc access system social protect enabl plai continu part social life independ basi grant elderli ceas work end work live substitut incom determin mean standard benefit calcul relat earlier earn maintain standard live reason manner basi particip social secur scheme refer set amount indic statist averag incom member state concern statist household consumpt statutori minimum wage price level introduc arrang period review amount accord indic ensur continu met ensur elderli remain activ societi due regard econom employ situat member state retain link labour market due adapt pension scheme demograph maintain basic role statutori retir arrang ii hous mobil encourag flexibl hous polici provid varieti accommod enabl elderli continu plai part life commun connect account person wish elderli continu live home ensur independ privaci elderli respect encourag independ elderli promot residenti environ transport infrastructur access safe iii provis care servic basi object criteria provid adequ assist gear autonomi physic mental social elderli assist includ home care home mobil servic shelter hous health servic encourag coordin health social servic promot rang qualifi servic meet requir popul increas number elderli peopl depend institution avoid appli person suffer ag diseas establish criteria introduc organ servic facil concentr exclus elderli target group envisag prevent measur aim forestal delai onset diseas begin depend iv employ elderli worker prepar retir initi assess spirit solidar gener extent differenti treatment base ag justifi make smooth transit work life retir provid support elderli transit introduc facil advic counsel inform practic assist streamlin administr procedur encourag pass expertis rise gener order advantag experi elderli particip elderli promot layer societi full involv elderli life commun suitabl provis inform need activ involv fashion area emphas attain object make consider contribut combat prevent social exclus isol elderli desir encourag attain object member state council minist social affair period review progress implement object note statement commiss commiss emphas demograph trend ag popul constitut major challeng social polici point european year elderli solidar gener enabl firm progress made data analysi debat implic ag develop innov approach exchang experi mobil bodi involv cooper activ particip person concern connect emphas activ undertaken draw progress budget guidelin provid modest basi purpos basi evalu achiev european year intend make medium term propos increas commun support member state polici area oj oj oj oj oj