The former CDS-PP leader, José Manuel Rodrigues, warned that population aging should be discussed rationally and without radicalism. During his statements, Rodrigues highlighted aging as the main problem facing Europe today.
However, the former centrist leader chose not to directly address the national debate on the sustainability of Portuguese Social Security. This position comes at a time when the issue of pension sustainability has been the subject of public discussion in Portugal.
Rodrigues' approach contrasts with that of other political sectors that have advocated for deeper reforms in the Social Security system. CDS-PP, the party he led for several years, has well-known positions on the need for structural reforms in the welfare state.
Rodrigues' warning comes at a time when European demographic projections continue to point to a significant increase in the elderly population in the coming decades, placing additional pressure on the social protection systems of the various member countries of the European Union.
