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 […]
A walk unites generations in Greece
On the occasion of the European Day of Solidarity between generations, AGE Greek member, ANTAMA organised a walk the unites generations on 28 April in the National Garden and the garden of the Presidential Mansion in Athens (Greece). The walk was organised with the support of the European #BEACTIVE programme developed by the Ministry of Education, Religion, […]
Art in the fight against ageism
Our member the Red Cross of Serbia is running a new EU-funded project against ageism: ‘Age Against The Machine’. Through an interactive and intergenerational approach, the project will highlight the need to redefine our relationship to older persons, using art and theater as a driving force for change.
E-care service for safe living at home shows amazing results in Slovenia
AGE Slovene member ZDUS is partner in a nation-wide project aimed to promote e-care at home. Two years after the launch of the project, its outcome is more than positive. Since 2022, the Slovene Federation of Pensioners Associations – ZDUS, has been actively involved in the nation-wide project “E-care at home”, led by Telekom Slovenije. […]
On Older People’s Day, BAGSO asks not to exclude people who are not online
On the German Day of Older People on 3rd April, BAGSO, AGE member organisation in Germany, is calling for older people not to be excluded from basic services and offers as digitalisation is advancing. The umbrella organisation of senior citizens’ organisations is protesting against the digitalisation strategy of the Deutsche Bahn, which requires travellers to […]
Healthy ageing and longevity in Europe: How do we prepare for the 100-year life?
Prior to the European Parliament elections taking place in June 2024, we joined the discussion organized by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC UK), one of AGE’s members, on the challenges and opportunities associated with demographic change in Europe. The aim of the event was to define a set of key priorities and policy recommendations […]
Old’Up intergenerational festival fosters civic engagement
On 3 February, ahead of the upcoming EU Day of solidarity between generations, our French member OLD’UP (OLD’UP’s group Europe and the World), organized in partnership with several committed French-speaking associations, an intergenerational day to discuss and reflect on the Europe of tomorrow and encourage people to vote in the run-up to the elections. The […]
Striving for solidarity between all generations in Europe – BAGSO
Ahead of the European elections in June 2024, BAGSO, the German National Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations has issued a statement addressed to the candidates. It calls for the participation of older people in society and the coexistence of generations in Europe to be strengthened. According to the statement, the European Parliament can make an […]
From Plato to Aristotle: enjoy or suffer longevity?
Our Spanish member FATEC is collaborating with the Foundation Ernest Lluch, Foundation La Caixa, Club of Rome and the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona in organising a series of debates on longevity. From February to October 2024, the cycle of session entitled ‘From Plato to Aristotle: enjoy or suffer longevity?’ will take place at the […]
Regranting: AGE members’ mobilization for the European elections 2024
Six months to go, and all European citizens will elect their representatives at the next European Parliament for the period 2024-2029. Ahead of this electoral appointment, AGE financed three small-scale projects in 2023, aimed to align the commitments of MEP candidates to AGE proposal for a European strategy for age equality. After six months of […]
CEOMA welcomes ban on cash withdrawal fees in Spain, but calls for digital training
In a press release published last December, the Spanish Confederation of Older People’s Organisations (CEOMA) welcomed the measure announced by the Spanish Government to prohibit banks from charging fees to the over-65s for withdrawing cash at the counter. Yet, theConfederationfurther called for “training in new technologies” to provide older people with the same opportunities as […]
AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: a new EU project against ageism
The Red Cross of Serbia is joining forces with five EU cities to fight old age discrimination as part of the EU-funded project Age against the Machine. Through theatre, the project will increase awareness, knowledge and interest among European citizens and decision-makers about ageism and the situation of older persons. The project will connect five […]
Rising nursing home prices: OKRA urges Belgian government to act
In Belgium, the prices for a stay in a residential care home are rising fast, much faster the indexation of pensions. The Flemish senior citizens’ association OKRA calls for measures to better align nursing homes prices with pension income. Are residential care homes gradually becoming unaffordable? According to a new study carried out by OKRA […]
APRe! looked at ageism and health at WHO Regional Summit
The recent Regional Summit on Policy Innovation for Healthy Ageing in the WHO European Region provided an excellent opportunity to meet actors committed to promoting the right to healthy ageing and to learn about ongoing projects. Our Portuguese member Apré! took part in the event.
Digital technology: BAGSO calls for simplified access and free choice
The President of the Federal Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations (BAGSO), Dr Regina Görner, was invited to give a presentation on age discrimination at an international congress on ageism, in the border region of Germany, France, Belgium and Luxemburg. The increasing digitalisation of services is hindering the participation of many older people in society. At […]
