In 2019, for the second consecutive year, the European Union recorded more deaths than births. If its population has continued to increase slightly, reaching 513 million inhabitants on the eve of Brexit, it is only due to a positive migratory balance. Some countries like Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and France continue to register natural population growth, but others are already clearly on the decline. Since the late 1980s, this has been the case in Eastern Europe. But also, more recently, from southern countries such as Italy, Spain and Greece. A trend whose European, economic and social and political implications have long been underestimated by European leaders.
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The Commission chaired by Ursula von der Leyen, who has chosen to integrate for the first time a portfolio specially dedicated to this issue, will unveil a "report on the impact of the demographic transition" on Wednesday. This document of
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