Fatec’s conference introduces the Hello Brain project at FIRAGRAN fair
Last Saturday June 6th, Fatec organized a conference/workshop to present the Hello Brain project in the FIRAGRAN fair, held in Barcelona from 4th to 7th June (www.firagran.com). Mrs. Mercé Mas as ambassador of the project and Mrs. Cristina Negrié introduced the project to the audience and explained that brain health and cognition are critical not […]
AFE-INNOVNET: EU session on age-friendly environments at BAGSO’s Seniors’ fair, 2 July
Organised by AGE German organisation BAGSO (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen e.V.) with the participation of Chancelor Dr. Angela Merkel, the 3-day German Seniors’ fair will feature informative and interactive 100 events on a number of ageing issues such as health and care, citizens’ social and political participation, housing and wellbeing. It will also include on 2 […]
Enéo supports Belgian national campaign promoting social protection for all
In a context where social protection systems are put under pressure in Belgium and Europe, AGE’s Belgian organisation Enéo supports a two-year national campaign to promote social protection in developing countries and strengthen existing social protection systems in Belgium and Europe. While some try to pass social protection for an unattainable luxury – because it […]
ATDAL OVER 40 reports on European Active Ageing seminar
AGE Italian member ATDAL OVER 40 attended the international seminar ‘Building an evidence base for active ageing policies: Active Ageing Index and its potential‘ organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL) on 16-17 April in Brussels. The 2014 analytical […]
Enéo co-produces intergenerational toolkit
Together with Cultures&Santé, a Belgian non-profit association which promotes lifelong learning and social cohesion, the AGE’s Belgian organisation Enéo has developed an animation tool I’M[age] promoting intergenerational exchanges and understanding. The toolkit (in French) includes 97 cards covering 19 topics such as couples, friendship, everyday life, communication technologies, ways of speaking, wear styles, ageing, etc. […]
FATEC works to promote greater intergenerational solidarity in Spain
AGE Catalonian organisation FATEC is cooperating with the CNJC (National Youth Council of Catalonia) and the CJB (Youth Council of Barcelona) on different projects such as the volunteer law, the future of Code of Ethics, in order to promote more solidarity, understanding, coexistence and participation across the different generations. Recently FATEC has organized a debate […]
Local intergenerational activities in Belgium
The Local Council of Seniors of the City of Mechelen (Belgium) is organizing and supporting a number of local intergenerational activities to mark the European Day of Solidarity between Generations: Each year a breakfast is organized in the home Hof van Egmont in Mechelen by the local Council of Seniors in cooperation with 12-14 years […]
Age UK launches new film to promote human rights for older people abused in care settings
On 21 April 2015, Age UK published a video to promote older people’s human rights and raise awareness of elder abuse or neglect in care homes. This emotive video features Charles’s life and how he ends up living in a care home in old age. Age UK invites you to share this video as widely […]
«Comment l’Esprit vient aux vieux»: colloque organisé par OLD’UP le 10 octobre 2015
L’association OLD’UP, membre français de AGE, organise un colloque intitulé «Comment l’Esprit vient aux vieux» le 10 octobre 2015 Paris. Le Bulletin d’inscription et le programme détaillé seront disponibles mi-mai sur leur site web. Descriptif de l’évênement: «Plus si jeunes mais pas si vieux» nous serons deux milliards de plus de soixante ans en 2050 […]
ACLAP fête la solidarité entre les générations
L’association ACLAP (France) organise le mercredi 29 avril, à l’occasion de la Journée Européenne de la Solidarité entre les générations, une matinée de rencontre et de réflexion sur la thématique intergenerationnelle, à Marseille, France. Programme: 9H30 Accueil Café Débat sur l’intergénération Solidaire Rappel des objectifs du RIG et de la Maison de l’Intergénération Présentation des […]
AGE Italian Members looks at poverty in old age
On the occasion of the European Day of AGE’s Italian member organisations will be holding an open meeting on Thursday 23 April with the national and European institutions on eradicating the structural causes of poverty. A document on poverty alleviation with special reference to that of the elderly will be presented. Location: House of Representatives, […]
ANLA promotes national pact for seniors in Italy
AGE Italian member ANLA has promoted a “Federative Pact to protect the elderly” involving eight major national associations of older persons, older workers and seniors, men and women, who with their work over the years have helped build their country. This pact aims to promote more effectively the interests and the rights of older persons, […]
Age UK and The Age and Employment Network denounce persisting age discrimination in employment
AGE members Age UK and The Age and Employment Network have published their common priorities on the European Semester 2015, focussing on employment of older people. With higher retirement ages, more people need to work, but discrimination and unemployment are still widespread among older people. Increased legal fees counterbalance attempts to enforce non-discrimination legislation Age […]
Older people become protagonists of the future of the city of Barcelona
Marking the Municipal Plan for Older Persons 2013-2016, a multi-stakeholder event took place in Barcelona, aiming to take stock of the work done so far and formulate proposals for the future. Two Catalan AGE member organisations took an active part in the event. On 3rd and 4th February 2015, the Council of Senior Citizens of […]
CEPESS conferences on living old and happy
The ‘Centre d’Etudes du cdH’ (CEPESS) invites you to a series of conferences around the topic of quality of life in old age (‘Vivons vieux, vivons heureux’) in Brussels: Conference on housing policies which facilitates ageing at home: Quelles politiques de logment et d’habitat pour permettre aux seniors de rester à domicile?, Wednesday 11 March […]
Générations ERIC: Emergency Measures Against Unemployment of Seniors and Future Seniors
The French think-tank générations E.R.I.C. has published a white paper presenting measures to fight unemployment of older workers. The measures proposed have been elaborated in the French context, but many of these measures are important as well on European level. The white paper notes that while the unemployment rate of older wokers has been declining, […]
50+Hellas is part of EIP AHA national alliance in Greece
50+Hellas is one of the participants in the new national Greek alliance in the context of the European Innovative Partnership on Active and Healthy ageing (EIP AHA). The signatories of the partnership, are a wide range of stakeholders who are considering which measures and actions would be innovative, valuable and effective in improving healthy life […]
ATDAL 40 contributed to project report on resilience and inclusiveness of labour markets in EU countries
The EU-funded project INSPIRES (Innovative Social Policies for Inclusive and Resilient Labour Markets in Europe) has published a comparative cross-national analysis of policy innovation related to the inclusiveness and resilience of labour markets in Europe. AGE member organisation ATDAL 40 contributed to the National report for Italy. To read more on and download the report: […]
