November 2021 – Age discrimination laws fail to protect older staff – Financial Times
‘Age discrimination laws fail to protect older staff‘- Many workers often struggle to find or keep a job despite EU and UK employment legislation, 17 November 2021, Financial Times
October 2021 – ‘La UE tiende a analizar a los mayores desde el declive, y no desde su potencial’ – EM Entremayores
‘La UE tiende a analizar a los mayores desde el declive, y no desde su potencial’ – AGE Secretary-General, Maciej Kucharczyk, interviewed by the Spanish magazine EM Entremayores, 18th October 2021
October 2021 – Care workers are key to quality care – Social Europe
‘Care workers are key to quality care’ – Social Europe, 29th October 2021 ‘Last year, the EPSU, together with the European Disability Forum and Age Platform Europe, urged the European Parliament to establish a committee of inquiry into the devastating mismanagement of the pandemic in long-term care facilities. This demand was supported by almost 90 […]
October 2021- EU countries surveyed on sustainability of their social protection systems in face of ageing populations – Agence Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – SOCIETAL ISSUES / DEMOGRAPHY EU countries surveyed on sustainability of their social protection systems in face of ageing populations Brussels, 14/10/2021 (Agence Europe) On Friday 15 October, the European Ministers for Social Affairs will participate in a working lunch in Luxembourg, on the subject of ageing populations (see EUROPE B12811A23). They will […]
September 2021 – AGE Platform Europe, 20 años trabajando a favor de los derechos de las personas mayores
Our membership and campaign officer, Estelle Huchet, together with her colleagues Julia Wadoux, Ilenia Gheno, Nhu Tram and Marine Luc, give an extensive interview (in Spanish) to Euskadi Lagunkoia on the evolution and work of AGE Platform Europe to fight age discrimination in its 20 years of existence. The interview also addresses the impact caused […]
September 2021 – The gender pension gap – ICAEW podcast
Our colleague Philippe Seidel joined a panel of experts to discuss the gender pension gap, a problem that is related to the gender pay gap but has its own, negative characteristics. Listen to the podcast
July 2021 – Porter la voix des vieux en Europe et dans le monde – Nos vieux jours
Our colleague, Estelle Huchet, has been invited by Les Vieux Jours, a French podcast on older age, to present the work and mission of AGE Platform Europe and discuss the representation of older people at EU level. Listen to Estelle’s interview (in French)
July 2021 – What Sweden’s Covid failure tells us about ageism – Knowable Magazine
‘What Sweden’s Covid failure tells us about ageism’ – 7 July 2021. The article makes reference to AGE work and quotes Barbro Westerholm, AGE Vice-President and member of Swedish Parliament, on the situation in Sweden.
June 2021 – Elder Abuse is Widespread in Europe – and We can Put an End to It – ASEM Global Ageing Center
‘Elder Abuse is Widespread in Europe – and We can Put an End to It’, article (p. 33) in the Summer 2021 edition of the Issue Focus of ASEM Global Ageing Center on Elder Abuse and the Rights of Older Persons.
June 2021 – ‘A Europe free of elder abuse’ – Social Europe
“A Europe free of elder abuse“, opinion by Estelle Huchet and Borja Arrue-Astrain, 16th June 2021, in Social Europe
April 2021 – Mainstreaming human rights in European policies – Health Europa
AGE Platform Europe Research Project Manager, Ilenia Gheno, explains for Health Europa the role of digital technology in supporting elderly care during the COVID-19 pandemic (9th April 2021). Read the article
April 2021 – Pandemic blamed for fall in life expectancy across EU – The Times
Maciej Kucharczyk, secretary-general of AGE Platform Europe, is quoted in an article for the Times on “Pandemic blamed for fall in life expectancy across EU” (8th April 2021): “The sharp falls in life expectancy, which in some cases are returning countries to their figures of ten years ago, show that people have died much earlier […]
March 2021 – EU Council calls on Member States to take account of ageing populations in their public policies – Agence Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – SOCIETAL ISSUES / DEMOGRAPHY EU Council calls on Member States to take account of ageing populations in their public policies Brussels, 16/03/2021 (Agence Europe) The Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Policies welcomed on Monday 15 March the adoption of conclusions on ‘Mainstreaming Ageing in Public Policies’: an echo of the […]
February 2021 – Covid-19 : les ONG européennes s’inquiètent des abus sur les seniors – Euronews
‘Covid-19 : les ONG européennes s’inquiètent des abus sur les seniors’ – Euronews, 22 February 2021
February 2021 – The case for a new field of ageing studies combining scholarship with activism – Oxford Ageing
‘The case for a new field of ageing studies combining scholarship with activism’, blog post by Nena Georgantzi for the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, 3 February 2021
January 2021 – EU launches consultation to tackle the challenges of an ageing Europe – Euronews
‘EU launches consultation to tackle the challenges of an ageing Europe‘ – Euronews, 27 January 2021
January 2021 – Commission launches debate on possible European solutions to deal with ageing population – Agence Europe
‘Commission launches debate on possible European solutions to deal with ageing population’ – 27 January 2021 FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – SOCIETAL ISSUES / DEMOGRAPHY Commission launches debate on possible European solutions to deal with ageing population >Brussels, 27/01/2021 (Agence Europe) How can we “[tap] the full potential” of an ageing European society? How can we anticipate […]
December 2020 – Human Rights, Ageing and Intersectionality in the Time of COVID-19 – ASEM Global Ageing Center
‘Human Rights, Ageing and Intersectionality in the Time of COVID-19’ (pp 37-43) – Contribution from our Policy Coordinator on Human Rights & Non-Discrimination, Nena Georgantzi, for a Focus Issue of the ASEM Global Ageing Center on Human Rights of Older Persons and COVID-19
