War in Ukraine: AGE members offer support
Photo by Tong Su on Unsplash (cropped) Following the announcement of war in Ukraine on 24 February, several members shared AGE’s standing with the Ukrainian people. Many have also been involved in fundraisers, collections of primary goods, and generally raising awareness of the situation of the Ukrainian people and the large number of older persons […]
Engaging older citizens in urban planning for a more inclusive ageing society
Ensuring and facilitating the participation of older people in all decision-making processes is a human right and a key objective of our work. It is also the best way to make sure policies will meet the needs of the older population and effectively address the challenges of an ageing society. Why are Age Friendly Environments […]
AGE members join the global online rally asking to age with rights
Banner.PNG The 3rd of March 2022 saw organisations and older persons all over Europe and the world rally together in support for a UN convention on the rights of the older persons. Creating a digital movement like no other! Behind each organisation mobilised in the global rally are hundreds and thousands of older people. In […]
Older people’s rights – our contribution to the upcoming UN discussions
AGE responded to the call for input of the United Nations (UN), Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) on how to better protect human rights in older age in 4 areas: sustainable development, economic security, right to work and access to justice. Our contribution is based on written input received from organisations of older people in several […]
EU Care Strategy – Europe must show it cares about older women!
photo by Nevenka Vidmar The European Commission announced the release of a European Care Strategy for this autumn. This echoes a long-held demand by AGE, other civil society organisations and members of the European Parliament to define a policy for long-term care in the EU. Demographic change and the pandemic have placed a high burden […]
Global Rally: for the first time ever, older people around the world gather for their rights
This 3rd March, older people are coming together in a global movement asking to age with rights: ‘If you give us the inclusion that we deserve, we won’t be part of tomorrow’s problem. We’ll be part of today’s solution’, says Peter from the UK. Equality and solidarity are core values of the European Union. Our […]
Video competition: show your work to promote active ageing & older people’s well-being
The UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing will take place next 16-17 June 2022 in Rome as part of the 4th review of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). Read more here During this conference, older people’s associations and academics organise a Joint Forum of Civil Society and Scientific Research […]
We express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people in the name of democracy, the rule of law and peace
Since 24 February, we have realized an awfull conventional war with primal aggression and violence. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a brutal clash with our peaceful reality, a shock and complete disorientation. The decision to attack was taken while the dramatic night-time deliberations of the United Nations Security Council were in progress. As a […]
Call for good practices on the use of technologies by older adults in Europe
The FAITh (Feeling SAfe to Transact Online In the Third Age) project, in which AGE is a partner, is calling for good practices with regard to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) by older adults in Europe. These good practices will be collected in a matrix providing a structured overview of the good […]
Experiencing Hate Speech: Responses, Coping Strategies & Interventions
The EU-funded project SDD – Smart for Democracy and Diversity has published the Compendium “Experiencing Hate Speech: Responses, Coping Strategies & Interventions”, based on various interviews with people who experienced hate speech and on national reports from the project’s partners. Since most of the applied and academic research about hate speech and hate crimes focuses […]
COVID impact on long-term care should be addressed by new European Parliament committee
The establishment of a special committee on COVID-19 is currently under discussions within the European Parliament. Together with the European Public Services Union (EPSU) and the European Disability Forum (EDF), we addressed a letter to the President of the European Parliament calling for the mandate of this new committee to include the impact of the […]
Green Paper on Ageing – AGE meets the European Commission to discuss follow-up
In autumn 2021 we sent an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen in which we regretted the lack of a comprehensive response to the conclusions of last year’s European consultation on the Green Paper on Ageing. As a follow-up to that letter, our President and Secretary General met on 26 January European Commission’s […]
EU ministerial conference discussed autonomy in older age with a focus on the prevention of falls
The Ministerial Conference on “Enhancing Cooperation to Prevent Loss of Autonomy Caused by Falls”, held on 27 January by the French Presidency to the Council of the European Union was for AGE platform Europe an opportunity to remind the multi-factor dimension of autonomy in old age and the complementarity of actions of all stakeholders. We […]
We call for a new vision of long-term care that supports autonomy and participation
In 2021 we conducted a series of discussions to define our renewed vision for long-term care, based on the inputs of our members and partners. Our reflection led to a more positive vision, built on the purpose of long-term care of ensuring autonomy and independence of persons of all ages. Care systems need to ensure […]
Final DIGITOL conference on combating disinformation: “We have to be many”
The final conference of the DIGITOL project on 11 January 2022 provided the opportunity to share useful practices and tools to fight disinformation and fake news using an intergenerational approach. The event allowed attendees to learn and discuss with project partners and participants and to define recommendations for policy makers. Added value of the Digitol […]
Technology for ageing well – eVITA produces its first podcast ‘Ageing Equal’
Since January 2021, AGE has been the partner of the European – Japanese project eVITA “Virtual Coach for smart ageing” in charge of the communication and dissemination of the project’s work. eVITA is aimed to design a virtual coach system that will improve the well-being of older adults and support them to age well at […]
Disability – AGE will be part of new EU advisory board
AGE has been selected to become a member of the Disability Platform, which brings together Member States, experts in the field of disability and organisations representing or providing services persons with disabilities. The establishment of this advisory board is foreseen in the European Commission’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. Its objective […]
Care must empower us throughout our lives – AGE position paper
Throughout 2021, we organised a series of workshops with our members to discuss the change we want to see in care in Europe. Our ‘Rethinking care process’ involved 60 individuals from AGE member organisations in 18 European countries. This paper is the result of the views shared in these workshops and by AGE members in […]
