"Societies will move on and master everything" - an interview with Jitka Rychtaříková (Department of Demography and Geodemography, Charles University in Prague). Questions: 1) What are the main differences concerning life-expectancy between European countries? 2) What are the reasons for these differences? 3) Will the gained years be spent in good health? 4) How is the situation in Eastern and Central Europe concerning fertility and family policies? 5) Do we have to expect a conflict between old and young people?

"Deal with decline, don't fight it!" - an interview with Leo van Wissen. Questions: 1. You are an expert in spatial demography, could you explain what that means? 2. Population decline is a phenomenon in various European regions. What are the reasons? 3. Could population decline be stopped and how? 4. Do you mean policy makers in regions with declining population simply have to accept this process? 5. What does "dealing with decline" mean? 6. Which infrastructure is crucial to prevent the "death" of a region, is it a health system?

"Who wants to have 40 years of forced leisure?" - an interview with James W. Vaupel (MPIDR). Questions: 1. Will we all reach one hundred years of age or are there different expectations across European countries? 2. Does the likelihood of disease and disabilities increase with higher life expectancy? 3. Is working as long as you can healthy? 4. Should we say goodbye to the idea of a general retirement age? 5. Is this kind of flexible working time economically realistic? 6. Do we have to expect a clash of generations?