The Commissioner added that raising retirement ages was important saying that a recent Eurobarometer survey shows many Europeans would stay in the labour market even beyond their pension age if the conditions are right.
Volinik rõhutas pensioniea tõstmise vajadust, ja nentis, et hiljutise Eurobaromeetri uuringu järgi jääksid paljud eurooplased õigete tingimuste puhul tööle edasi ka pärast pensioniikka jõudmist.