Stopping the system collapse

The age gap is widening in Carinthia

There is no lack of motivation among young people - there are just too few of them to keep the system going.(Bild: Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut)

Whether it's a shortage of skilled workers or the gap in the pension system - population development is not only presenting Carinthia with major problems. A look at current statistics does nothing to reassure us. Even economists around the world are sounding the alarm bells.

The ageing of society - although this problem affects all industrialized nations, it is a major problem especially in a small province like Carinthia. The last baby boomers are coming to the end of their working lives and are gradually entering their well-earned retirement. What challenges this entails and how we could solve the problems.