Background: In many Western countries, the state pension age is being raised to stimulate the extension of working lives. It is not yet well understood whether the health of older adults supports this increase. In this study, future health of Dutch adults aged 60 to 68 (i.e., the expected state pension …

Objectives In many Western societies, the state pension age is being raised to stimulate prolonged working. In the Netherlands, the raise of the state pension age is linked to the remaining life expectancy at age 65 with a factor of 2/3rd, and is expected to be 68 years in 2040. It is not yet well understood …

Increased military cooperation between member states of the European Union is a political given. The Netherlands and Germany form a spearhead in this process by integrating entire military units (i.e., brigades, battalions, companies) into higher-order units of the respective other nation (i.e., divisions, …

In juni 2007 ondertekenden verschillende ministers en de watersector het Schoklandakkoord (ook wel het ‘WASH-Akkoord’ genoemd: Water, Sanitaire voorzieningen en Hygiëne). Ter realisatie van de United Nations Millennium Development Goals herbevestigen de ondertekenaars om 50 miljoen mensen te voorzien …