There is growing literature evidence of a gender gap in a range of financial experiences, which have impact on individual and household financial well-being. Financial well-being is the ability of people to manage their finances without stress and to meet their financial commitments and needs comfortably, regardless of income levels. This study draws on EU time-series survey data from the European Commission Business and Consumer Survey, to investigate how a gender gap manifests in household and individual experience of both personal financial and macro-economic factors.
Analysis of the demographic situation of the European Union (EU-28). From 1960 on, the EU population grew substantially to over 500 million people. Since 2016, there is a stagnation in the population and it is expected to decline in the longer term. While the EU population is ageing as life expectancy increases, fertility rates are lower than in the past. This has serious implications for the economy, healthcare and pensions. Free movement within the EU and migration from third countries also plays an important role in shaping demography in individual member states and regions. .The 'in-focus' section of the 2019 edition looks at pensions. It argues that concerns about the adequacy of pensions, particularly in the future, still remain.