Last Updated: Friday, 17 August 2007, 05:40 GMT 06:40 UK
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Guide to Europe's pension woes
Who is going to pay for the retirement of future generations? Most
European countries face the same difficulty, amid ageing populations
and low birth rates.
Italy's budget crisis makes pension reform especially pressing for
Prime Minister Romano Prodi, but France, Germany and the UK have
also announced ambitious plans to overhaul pen...