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The EU loses about a million workers per year due to aging. Migration official urges legal options
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European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, speaks at a panel discussion on migration in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Johansson and Greek officials discussed details of a preliminary EU agreement on migration management reached last month following years of tough negotiations. - photo by AP Photo/Michael Varaklas
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s top official for migration said Monday that member states will have to confront tough policy challenges — even in the current election year – to cope with the continent’s aging population. Ylva Johansson, the EU home affairs commissioner, said there was a pressing need to shift away from illegal migration and find more legitimate alternatives. “For demographic reasons, the population of working age in the EU will decrease by 1 million per year.