In 8th July Hubert Stüker and Bill Birmingham participated in an hour long discussion programme on China Radio International (CRI). The programme discussed the issue of raising the pension age in Europe and China and also considered the objects of the EUCSS project and how far they had been achieved.
http://english.cri.cn/8706/2010/07/08/481s581662.htm
EUCSS experts appear on CCTV-9 Dialogue show
China is facing the situation that it is getting older quicker than it is getting rich. Whether the present Chinese social security system continues to practise apay-as-you-go system to finance the requirements of the rapidly increasing aged population or funds the system to fill empty individual accounts. Perhaps there is an opportunity to refer to experience and lessons learned in EU Member States so as to help solve some of the present problems from policy development and legal aspects as well as within the social security system itself. To learn more you can take a look at the following interview:
Aging challenges for EU & China
On 3 July 2009 along with Professor Hu Jiye, Associate Professor, Centre forLaw & Economics, China University of Political Science and Law, Steve Barker, Unemployment Insurance Expert/Deputy Team Leader and Grayson Clarke, Fund Management Expert were invited along to the CCTV-9 Dialogue show to comment on ageing challenges for both EU & China.
Interview of EU Ambassador Serge Abou
Interview of EU Ambassador Serge Abou in the context of kick-off meetings of Component 2 of EUCSS
Housing market in China
Grayson Clarke, Fund Management Expert at EU-China Social Security Reform Co-operation Project. was in CRI (China Radio International) on 15 April to talk about Housing market in China as panel discussion guest there.
Residential property prices in China rose at their fastest pace on record in March. The growth comes amid mounting concerns about the cost of housing and growing speculation about an interest rate hike. Where is the market heading?
Have a listen here, find out the expert’s opinion.
