Five awarded AGE members worked for a European Parliament for All Ages
Discover the outcomes of five AGE Members awarded in 2024 under the ‘Financial Support to AGE Members’ program for designing and implementing post-election projects.
Tribute to Elizabeth Sclater
A heartfelt tribute to Elizabeth Sclater, honoring her invaluable contributions to gender and age equality, written by Maciej Kucharczyk, Secretary General, on behalf of AGE and its members.
Insights from DANA Floods: Older People as Key Actors in fostering resilience against Climate Disasters
The recent floods caused by the DANA in Spain have tragically impacted numerous communities, including many older people. Spanish AGE members remind us that older people are not just victims but active and crucial contributors to prevention and post-crisis recovery.
AGE Member APRe! met with Portuguese MEPs to seek support for the ‘A Europe for All Ages’ Intergroup
Portuguese AGE Member APRe! met with Portuguese MEPs to introduce and seek support for the proposal to establish the ‘A Europe for All Ages’ Intergroup.
Active Retirement Ireland at the EIOPA Conference 2024
Alison Bough, representing Active Retirement Ireland and AGE Platform Europe, spoke about the vital link between pensions, the pension gender gap, and poverty in old age at the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Conference 2024 in Frankfurt.
FATEC co-organised Cycle of Debates on Longevity in Barcelona
The cycle aimed to explore whether we can move towards a more Platonic vision of longevity.
Cyprus Third Age Observatory’s Memorandum calls on government to combat ageism and bridge generations
The Cyprus Third Age Observatory met with the Cyprus Minister of Education, Sports and Youth to discuss actions to bridge the generation gap and combat ageism. During the meeting, AGE Cyprus member presented a detailed memorandum suggesting policies and ways forward.
Entr’âges calls for intergenerational commitment at local level
Ahead of Belgian local elections in October, Entr’âges published a memorandum calling on local authorities and actors to take concrete steps to build communities where all generations genuinely live and interact together. Growing up and growing old together? For some it is a utopian dream, for others it’s a precondition for guaranteeing equality and respect […]
AGE members celebrated ageing on older people’s international day
As every year, on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons (IDOP), AGE member organisations across the EU have been actively engaged in celebrating ageing and promoting a Europe for all ages. We have just collected a few of their initiatives below. Bonum Vitae calls for more positive narratives Words have […]
Curopoli explores how to support mental health of carers at WHO Europe event
AGE Italian member Curopoli participated at an expert meeting organized by the EU office of the World Health Organization with a view of furthering the development and implementation of policy initiatives to support the mental health of the health and care workforce. Entitled ‘Helping the helpers: current challenges and solutions to mental health of the […]
Artificial Intelligence: BAGSO stresses need to protect older people’s fundamental rights
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading in all areas of life, the German National Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations, BAGSO, calls for a better consideration and protection of the fundamental rights and interests of older persons in the development and use of this technology in EU countries. According to BAGSO, AI applications […]
AGE supports its members’ mobilization for a European Parliament for all ages
As part of its campaign for a European Parliament attentive to the issue of age equality, AGE has launched a call for proposals to support the advocacy work of its (full) members. Five projects have been awarded. The aim of this call, co-financed by the CERV Programme of the European Union, was to support members […]
OKRA denounces exclusion of many older people from social energy premium by new law
In Belgium, a new law on social rate premium excludes residents of residential care centres and assisted living homes. Adopted by the previous Belgian government in May, the law provides for a permanent social tariff premium for natural gas, electricity and heat. It applies for cases where the application of the social energy tariff is […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Meets with BAGSO Board
Credit: Federal Government/Marvin_Ibo_Guengoer German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the board of BAGSO, AGE member organisation in Germany, on 17 July 2024. The session included the participation of AGE President and BAGSO board member Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf. The discussion focused on the work of senior citizens’ organisations in Germany and current issues in older citizens’ […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024: AGE members take action
Abuse and neglect in older age is a largely underreported reality in the EU and worldwide. It takes place in many forms and areas and can be perpetuated because of a lack of awareness of what it actually means in practice. To mark the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on 15 June, AGE members […]
CEOMA accredits age-friendly companies in Spain
AGE Spanish member CEOMA has developed an accreditation scheme for age-friendly companies that commit to combating discrimination and exclusion in older age, for instance by addressing the needs of older people when designing products or services or supporting age diversity among their working forces. To get accredited, companies must undergo an assessment carried out by […]
Essential services must be accessible – even offline!
Together with 9 of our member organisations, we have co-signed a joint letter calling on the European Union to guarantee off-line access to all essential services.
Healthy Ageing & Prevention Index: how do countries perform worldwide?
The International Longevity Centre – ILC is seizing the momentum of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris to remind that sports and fitness play an important role in people’s ability to live well and for longer. But, of course, no one is expected to live, train, and diet like an Olympian, and national states have […]
