ISO Focus on Active Ageing
The latest edition of ISO Focus, the bi-monthly magazine of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is dedicated to active ageing. It looks at the opportunities presented by a shifting demography and addresses a variety of ageing related issues including the silver economy and use of standards and new technologies to promote active and healthy […]
European handbook on equality data – 2016 revision
The 2007 European Handbook on equality data provided a first overview of how best to collect and analyse data on issues relating to equal treatment in the European Union context. This new edition also addresses new issues concerning equality data collection which have emerged since then. This revised Handbook aims to be a useful tool […]
Investing in services for people’s well-being – Social Platform Case study
The Social Platform has published a collection of case studies on investing in services, which includes one on long-term care. Starting from the experience of many Social Platform members, their national members and partners on the ground, this publication is aimed to show that investing in high quality health, housing, social, employment and education services […]
Intersectoral action for health – Experiences from small countries in the WHO European Region
Health and well-being are affected by social, economic and environmental determinants. Intersectoral action can play a crucial role in addressing today’s biggest public health challenges. This report by the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO Europe) shows how eight small countries, with a population of less than one million, used intersectoral […]
Health and safety at work is everybody’s business – Practical guidance for employers
This practical guide of the European Commission provides an overview of the main obligations and existing tools and resources to help employers applying occupational safety and health rules. It also explains how to get the most out of compulsory risk assessments, preventive and protective measures as well as training with concrete examples, illustrations and useful […]
Changing places: Mid-career review and internal mobility
Mid-career reviews, where employers organise an assessment of workers in the workplace at a mid-point in their working life, are an important tool to ensure that workers’ skills continue to match the job demands, or whether a change in tasks or career is required. Eurofound’s new report Changing places: Mid-career review and internal mobility shows […]
EU Citizenship Report 2017
With this third EU citizenship report, the Commission takes stock of progress in line with its political priorities for jobs, growth, fairness and democratic change.The Report sets out the main initiatives taken since 2014 to promote and strengthen European citizenship, and puts forward concrete proposals to deliver its key priorities for promoting, protecting and strengthening […]
‘Living in Manchester – our age-friendly city’
This book features a number of older people who live in Manchester and play a leading role in their local communities and groups in order to make their city age-friendly. It also shows the wide range of ways to be involved. Download the publication (pdf) here
Demography and Family Policies from a Gender Perspective – EP report
This research study, requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, aims to reveal the links between demography and family policies from a gender point of view and analyse the ways state policies influence the sphere of intimacy, reflecting economic priorities and shaping attitudes and family arrangements. The first part presents […]
The benefits of making a contribution to your community in later life
This ‘Evidence Briefing’ by Ageing Better, a UK independent charitable foundation is an analysis of existing evidence on the benefits that older people derive from making a contribution to your community in later life. Download the publication here
Health at a Glance: Europe 2016 – State of Health in the EU Cycle
Health at a Glance: Europe 2016 provides updated analysis of the health status of EU citizens and the performance of health systems in 36 European countries. This new edition of Health at a Glance: Europe contains two main new features: two thematic chapters at the beginning of the publication analyse in more depth the links […]
Social Protection Committee Annual Report 2016
As each year, the Social Protection Committee (SPC) has released its annual overview on the social situation in the EU and the developments in social protection policies based on the Social Protection Performance Monitor (SPPM) and Member States’ reporting. It analyses the progress towards the Europe 2020 target on reducing poverty and social exclusion together […]
Social Protection Committee reports on Member States’ social situation and developments
Member States’ social reporting: the 2016 social reporting done by Member States in the context of the Social Protection Committe work and the social Open Method of Coordination can be found on the link above. SPPM Country profiles: You can find the latest 2016 country-specific profiles, part of the Social Protection Performance Monitor (SPPM), which […]
Life Annuity Products and Their Guarantees
This publication presents the work of the OECD project on annuity products and their guarantees. It is aimed to help policy makers to better understand annuity products, the type of products available and the guarantees they provide in order to optimise the role that these products can play in financing retirement. Download the publication ‘Life […]
OECD Pensions Outlook 2016
The OECD Pensions Outlook 2016 assesses policy issues regarding strengthening both public and private pension systems in OECD countries and, in particular, funded pension plans. Dowload ‘OECD Pensions Outlook 2016’ here
‘Senior volunteering – Involving and activating seniors in local community’ – Guidelines for professionals
The aim of the publication is to guide the professional in organizing, managing and promoting senior volunteering. The wide spectrum of topics is covered: from seeing senior volunteering as an opportunity to create new activities for seniors to cooperation with NGOs for better impact. The main target group of the guidelines are health care and […]
Introduction to Co-production with older people
This guide developed by the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) as part of the UK Ambition for Ageing programme looks at the principles that inform co-production, and why using this approach makes both ethical and practical sense. Co-production can help develop older people’s independence and their influence on policy decisions affecting them. […]
‘Ageing and the city: making urban spaces work for older people’ – HelpAge report
The new report on “Ageing and the city: making urban spaces work for older people”, published by HelpAge International on the occasion of the UN’s urbanisation conference Habitat III, explores the issues older people face in urban environments and makes a number of recommendations for governments and city planners. The report argues that urban development […]
