Europe's Aging Workforce Self Check

Looking at the fertility map of the EU,what is happening to Europe's birth rate?

• Europe's birthrate is decreasing

• Europe's birthrate is increasing

• Europe's birthrate is at a plateau.

If this trend continues, what will happen to the economy and citizens of Europe?

• If this trend continues, there will not be enough people in the European workforce, and there will not be enough workers to support those who are in retirement.

• If this trend continues Europe's economy will still be strong enough because of the European Union's efforts.

What does the United Nations point to as the solution to Europe’s population problems?

• People need to have more children

• Immigration could be the population solution.

How are the people wanted in Europe described?

• Europe wants to attract wealthy people that don't mind paying extra taxes.

• Europe wants to attract skilled workers.

What problem have EU nations ran into with their expectation?

• Developing nations are rapidly growing, so many migrants are trying to travel in the EU, but the EU

  wants skilled workers, so they are trying to close the door to developing countries.

• People would rather live in the United States and not enough people are wanting to move to Europe.

How many migrants were expected to come into Europe by the end of 2015?

• 10 million

• The end of 2015 expected 800,000 migrants.

• 250,000

What action did Hungary take to discourage these migrants from flooding into the EU?

• Hungary threatened to raise taxes.

• Hungary built a 13-foot-high fence on the border with Serbia and made tougher migrant laws.

• Hungary did not allow any new people in

What countries are most migrants coming from and why?

• Most immigrants are coming from Mexico,Guatemala and Antigua

• Most migrants are coming from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan where they are fleeing from wars.

• Most immigrants are coming from China,Japan and North Korea

What action has been taken across the EU to try and control the influx of immigrants into the EU?

• The EU has a lottery to see who will be allowed in Europe

• The EU is letting people in who can afford to pay higher taxes and have more children

• Across the EU, fences have been introduced and a relocation program for refugees where EU countries

  take in a limited number of refugees has been created.

why is the EU not welcoming these immigrants when they clearly need the boost in population?

• The EU doesn't like change

• The EU wants to remain European.

• Syria is a developing nation with a lower economy (inflation is at 36.7%) and a lower literacy rate

  (85.53%) when compared to European countries. Therefore, they are not considered skilled workers.