Conference on the future of Europe: Support our call for an Age Equality Strategy!
The Conference on the Future of Europe started last Spring and is now entering a new phase: citizens’ panels will start discussing and defining recommendations to be submitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission in early 2022. To nourish the debates a digital platform is open for every citizen to share […]
‘Lead with us’: A call to action
“Lead With Us” is an appeal to governments and media to genuinely engage with us – older people to champion human rights for all ages. Campaign with us to encourage your government and media to listen to older people’s voices! 1. Ask your government to discuss human rights with older people We have prepared this […]
The Right to Work in Old Age
Drafted on the 20th anniversary of the EU Employment Framework directive our report explores the challenges older people face in accessing justice and equally enjoying the right to work.
Digital literacy and disinformation in Europe – DIGITOL keeps you updated
The DIGITOL project combats the effect and the spread of fake-news by developing older persons’ digital literacy and promoting EU common values. Learn more about DIGITOL’s approach through the Training of Trainers infographic (also available in Italian – Bulgarian – Greek – German), its newsletter (EN – IT – BG – GR – DE) and […]
#justice4Stanislav – Civil society stands against stigma and human rights abuses
Following the death of Stanislav Tomáš, a Romani man from Teplice, Czech Republic, as a result the troubling police intervention last 19 June, ERGO, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network, sent a joint letter to the EU institutions demanding #justice4Stanislav. We have co-signed the letter together with 350 European networks, national NGOs and individuals across […]
Council concerned about pension adequacy, but still reduces ageing to a ‘cost’ issue
The Council of the EU has adopted three sets of conclusions in relation to ageing in June 2021, which show that a coherent approach on ageing is still lacking. The conclusions reflect on the results of three major reports drawn up by member States and the European Commission: the Ageing Report contains population projections and […]
Towards an EU Age Equality Strategy: Delivering equal rights at all ages
The COVID-19 crisis has provided further evidence of the detrimental impact of ageism affecting both younger and older people’s dignity and capacity to participate in society. It clearly reminds us that equality is key to shaping fair societies where all individuals, regardless of their age, are given the support they need and the opportunities to […]
AGE contributes to work of UN Independent Expert on older people’s rights
In order to inform her upcoming reports, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, has recently called on Member States, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions, UN agencies and other stakeholders to submit contributions on the topics of ageism and age discrimination and on the challenges faced by […]
Gender-based violence: do not forget older women!
On 10 May we shared our views on violence against women with the European Commission. This happened in the framework of a consultation to assess the actions taken by member states to address this issue. We drew attention to the fact that older women are often forgotten in policies around gender-based violence. And so despite […]
Hate speech and hate crime: AGE shares views with the European Commission
At the end of April, we responded to a European Commission’s consultation on hate speech and hate crime. The consultation aimed to assess public opinion on the inclusion of these offences on the list of EU crimes. In our submission, we pointed to the links between ageism, hate speech against older people and elder abuse. […]
Protein malnutrition: PROMISS recommendations & online conference on 25 June
AGE has been involved for the past 5 years in the EU-funded PROMISS project which focused on protein malnutrition of older people living at home. Based on the research conducted in the project, recommendations were developed to support older people to prevent protein malnutrition. You can find these recommendations in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, […]
20 years after its adoption, the EU Employment directive still leaves older workers behind
To mark the 20th anniversary of the EU Employment Framework directive AGE launched a report on how the Directive has been applied and interpreted by EU and national courts. Our report was released on the occasion of the 11th session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG), which explored challenges older people face […]
Technology for healthy ageing: SHAPES Workshop explored potential and challenges
The 3rd SHAPES Dialogue Workshop, organized last 27 April with the support of AGE Platform Europe, addressed the technical and societal opportunities and challenges of technological platforms. Led by the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), the event relied to a great extent on the national Spanish perspective. The event is part of a series of […]
Strengthened joint call for a European Parliament inquiry on COVID-19 and long-term care
On 25 March, AGE organized jointly with the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the European Public Service Unions (EPSU) an event supported by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from all main political groups. This event highlighted the need for the Parliament to conduct an inquiry into the tragic impacts that COVID-19 has had on […]
AGE joins call for more coherence between EU’s health and green objectives
We have joined forces with the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to call for more coherence betwen EU’s Green Deal, mobility policy and EU4Health programme. Together with 20 organisations, we urge the establishment of a ‘Green Pillar’ within the European Health Union, which would help to both meet the […]
On the Road to Porto – A solidarity Action Plan for all generations
As the recent event in Porto highlighted, the EU Pillar of Social Rights has a tremendous potential to address the multiple-fold impact of an ageing Europe and create a more age-friendly society… provided we give ourselves the means to implement it. On 28th April 2021, the event ‘On the Road to Porto – A solidarity […]
EU Day of Solidarity 2021 – There is no solidarity without equality!
While the pandemic spares no one, it is clearer than ever that we need to support all individuals regardless of age. As we celebrate solidarity between generations, we recall that age equality is the backbone of cohesion, wellbeing, and ultimately: our capacity to mutually support one another! On 29 April, we celebrate the 13th edition […]
“Solidarity between generations is an everyday task for each of us” says Commission VP
The pandemic proved it: solidarity isn’t a stance; it’s a practice. On 29 April – European Day of Solidarity Between Generations, AGE asked policy makers and civil society organisations to explain why solidarity should be at the core of our policies. “From old to young, and young to old” says the European Commission Dubravka Šuica, […]
