The report was prepared at the request of the European Commission by the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), an EU-funded research network covering 39 European countries and managed by LISER.
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The report was prepared at the request of the European Commission by the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), an EU-funded research network covering 39 European countries and managed by LISER.
On November 27-28, the LIS Cross-National Data Center and LISER co-hosted the 2025 (LIS)²ER–SHARE Luxembourg Joint Workshop on “Pensions and Old-age Well-being: Policy Challenges in Ageing Societies”. The two-day workshop, supported by the (LIS)²ER Initiative and the SHARE Country Team, brought together interdisciplinary researchers and policy experts to examine socio-economic issues and policy challenges faced by ageing societies in Europe. The workshop featured five thematic sessions with ten academic presentations, followed by a policy roundtable on pension reforms.
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