November 2020 – ‘Let’s stop playing the Covid-19 generation blame game’ – EurActiv
AGE Platform Europe and the European Youth Forum have drafted a joint article entitled “Let’s stop playing the Covid-19 generation blame game”, published in EurActiv on 6th November 2020.
October 2020 – ‘MEPs want survey on Coronavirus situation in long-term care facilities’ – Agence Europe
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / SOCIAL MEPs want survey on Coronavirus situation in long-term care facilities Brussels, 09/10/2020 (Agence Europe) In a current affairs debate on Thursday 8 October, several MEPs have called for a board of inquiry to shed light on the situation in long-term care facilities, especially those for the elderly, looking at […]
October 2020 – ‘AGE Europe welcomes EU Council conclusions on older people in digital age’ – Agence Europe
AGE Europe welcomes EU Council conclusions on older people in digital age 15/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – AGE Platform Europe and BAGSO, the German national association of older people’s organisations, welcomed on Tuesday 13 October the adoption of conclusions looking at older people in the age of digitalisation ahead of the informal meeting ‘Employment and Social […]
October 2020 – ‘A coordinated EU policy on aging’ – The Parliament Magazine
‘A coordinated EU policy on aging’ – AGE interview for the the Parliament Magazine, 9 October 2020
September 2020 – ‘AGE Europe and BAGSO call on EU Council to strengthen rights of older people in context of growing digitalisation’ – Agence Europe
NEWS BRIEFS / SOCIAL AGE Europe and BAGSO call on EU Council to strengthen rights of older people in context of growing digitalisation 29/09/2020 (Agence Europe) – AGE Europe, the European organisation representing the interests of older people, and BAGSO, the German national association of older people, call on the German EU Council Presidency to […]
September 2020 – Aging with dignity and fulfilment – The Parliament Magazine
‘Aging with dignity and fulfilment’, interview in The Parliament Magazine, 28 September 2020
July 2020 – “Urge una nueva convención de la ONU” – Amigos de los mayores
“Urge una nueva convención de la ONU” – Interview (in Spanish) of Nena Georgantzi for the Spanish NGO Amigos de los mayores (“Friends of Older People”).
July 2020 – Covid-19: sindacati pubblici Ue a Pe, indagare su case cura – ANSA
Covid-19: sindacati pubblici Ue a Pe, indagare su case cura – ANSA, 1st July 2020
July 2020 – MEPs asked to investigate mismanagement of pandemic in healthcare sector – Agence Europe
MEPs asked to investigate mismanagement of pandemic in healthcare sector Brussels, 01/07/2020 (Agence Europe) Several long-term care organisations called on the European Parliament on Wednesday 1 July to launch an inquiry into the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities, especially nursing homes. “We owe it to those receiving care and to the […]
July – MEPs asked to investigate mismanagement of pandemic in healthcare sector – Agence Europe
MEPs asked to investigate mismanagement of pandemic in healthcare sector Brussels, 01/07/2020 (Agence Europe) Several long-term care organisations called on the European Parliament on Wednesday 1 July to launch an inquiry into the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities, especially nursing homes. “We owe it to those receiving care and to the […]
May2020 – Agisme : alerte de l’Onu sur le traitement réservé aux âgés durant la crise – AgeVillage
May2020 – ‘Agisme : alerte de l’Onu sur le traitement réservé aux âgés durant la crise‘ – AgeVillage, 25 May 2020
May 2020 – Mange raske ældre føler sig stemplet som ofre i coronakrisen – Kristeligt Dagblad
‘Mange raske ældre føler sig stemplet som ofre i coronakrisen’ (‘Many healthy older people feel labeled as victims of the corona crisis’ -article in Danish) – Kristeligt Dagblad, 9 May 2020
April 2020 – La plateforme européenne AGE dénonce les “situations alarmantes” qu’engendre l’épidémie – Hospimedia
‘La plateforme européenne Age dénonce les “situations alarmantes” qu’engendre l’épidémie’ – Hospimedia, 24 April 2020
June 2020 – ‘The fate of Europe’s elderly under Covid-19 lockdown’ – Euobserver
‘The fate of Europe’s elderly under Covid-19 lockdown’ – opinion article on COVID-19 and elder abuse by Estelle Huchet and Borja Arrue for the EU Observer (16 June 2020)
May 2020 – Riforma pensioni/ Gli esclusi dall’integrazione a 1.000 euro in Campania – Ilsussidiario.net
Riforma pensioni/ Gli esclusi dall’integrazione a 1.000 euro in Campania (in EN: ‘Pension reform/ Those excluded from integration at 1,000 euro in Campania’) – Ilsussidiario.net, 5 June.2020 The Italia online magazine refers to AGE’s report on the Covid-19 recovery, and to our call on the European Commission and the Member States to: implement the rights […]
May 2020 – Vyresnio amžiaus žmonėms taikomi karantino ribojimai gali virsti diskriminacija – zmones
Meniton of AGE work on older persons’ humen rights in the the Lithuanian press: ‘yresnio amžiaus žmonėms taikomi karantino ribojimai gali virsti diskriminacija‘ (‘Quarantine restrictions on older people can lead to discrimination’) – 20 May 2020 Extract translated from Lithuanian: “In response to the exceptional situation, the international network of non-governmental organizations AGE Platform Europe […]
April 2020 – ‘Ageism In The Age Of Covid-19’ – Each Other
‘Ageism In The Age Of Covid-19’ – Opinion for Each Other, UK, by Estelle Huchet and Nena Georgantzi (AGE)
February 2020 – Interview on ageism for Gizadiberri
“The main task ahead of us is thus to change the way we talk and feel about ageing and older age” Estelle Huchet’s interview for Gizadiberri, February 2020
