EU needs to open up to economic potential of immigrants

IN the last few weeks the baby that brings the population of the EU to half a billion was born.

EU needs to open up to   economic potential of immigrants

Nobody knows exactly who the “half-billion-baby” is, or when the momentous event took place. We will have to wait a few years until the next round of census to discover this.

This should be good news to an aging continent where in many countries there will be just two people working for every retired person, placing large question marks over how states can afford health, education, pensions and care.

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