International Day of Older Persons: Let’s rewrite the story on ageing!
photo (cropped) : Centre for Ageing Better Read our October newsletter On 1st October, the International Day of Older Persons, we invited everyone to join and rewrite the story on ageing so we can all age with rights. We also called on the European Union to lead the way by adopting an EU Age Equality […]
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 […]
Advocating for age equality in Europe: Support our call for an Intergroup!
On 2 October, to mark the International Day of Older Persons 2024, MEP Idoia Mendía, Marina Kaljurand and Marcos Ros Sempere invited Members of the European Parliaments (MEPs) for a debate with representatives of AGE Platform Europe, the European Youth Forum and Eurocarers. Central themes in the discussions were: the importance of intergenerational solidarity in […]
Business of ageing – New Zealand research
The Business of Ageing Project highlights the potential economic contribution older people will make to New Zealand over coming decades. The Business of Ageing reports outline the growing value of the labour market participation, income, tax, spending, and voluntary/unpaid work of seniors. Download the project reports credit image featured in the news gallery: Ageing research […]
ValueCare closing event looks at future of care
credit: David Linnane At the final conference of the five-year EU-funded ValueCare project, AGE contributed to debates on how best to shape the future of care taking a rights-based approach. On 12th and 13th September, the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, hosted the final conference of the ValueCare project, a Horizon2020 initiative, in […]
Why is there no standalone Commissioner on Equality?
AGE is deeply worried by the lack of a dedicated portfolio on equality, which runs against EU’s commitments and founding values. We call on Members of the European Parliament to act fast to rectify this issue.
Fighting suicide among older persons: we need more than awareness-raising !
credit: GAMIAN-Europe Read our September newsletter 10 September was the World Day for the Prevention of Suicide. On that occasion, AGE worked with the network of mental health organisations, GAMIAN-Europe, to put a spotlight on suicide and suicidal thoughts among older persons – an often-overlooked phenomenon. Suicidal thoughts and behaviours: widespread but taboo More than […]
AGE endorses joint statement on the revision of the EU Victims’ Rights Directive
More than 50 organisations have signed a joint statement on the Council’s Position Regarding the Revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive to urge all EU Member States to seriously consider the solutions proposed by the European Commission and Parliament. On 13 June, the Council of the European Union adopted its position on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision […]
Help us in gathering information for World Suicide Prevention Day – Survey deadline September 3rd
10 September will mark World Suicide Prevention Day. AGE has partnered with GAMIAN-Europe, an EU network working on mental health and marking this day every year, to put a spotlight on suicidality among older persons. The reason is that despite an overall decline in suicide rates over the last decades in the EU, this decline […]
Open letter: Beyond tokens, the ageing population deserves an EU strategy on age equality
PRESS RELEASE 25 July 2024 Dear President von der Leyen, On behalf of AGE Platform Europe, the EU’s largest network of organisations of and for older persons, please accept our congratulations for having received the confidence of both the European Council and the European Parliament for another mandate. We have read with interest your political […]
Civil society organisations pave the way for a new EU Equality agenda
On 11 July, together with more than 140 civil society organisations, AGE sent a joint statement to newly established EU officials, political parties and some Member States calling for including equality and non-discrimination as core priorities of the new European Union agenda. As the European Union leaders are deciding on priorities for the 2024-2029 cycle, […]
Pension Adequacy: Halt the increase of old-age poverty!
Poverty and social exclusion among older persons, and especially among older women has been rising slowly since 2015. This is one of the results of the EU Pension Adequacy Report 2024, recently launched at a high-level conference in which we were invited to speak. Published every three years by the European Commission and the Social […]
Age Equality in the EU: what happens after the EU elections?
Read our July newsletter As the European Union renews its institutional architecture, it needs to step up action to ensure equal treatment in old age. This was the main premise of our 2024 annual conference ‘Writing the next chapter for AGE Equality in the EU’ that took place on 12th June in Leuven, Belgium. Against […]
Share your initiatives for quality integrated long-term care in Europe
As part of the Laurel project, AGE is looking for integrated long-term care initiatives on the national, regional or local level. Laurel is a Horizon Europe funded project aiming to develop actionable policies for adopting high-quality integrated long-term care. In detail, we are looking for initiatives that: focus on integrated long-term care which means combining […]
Digitalisation and older people: our call to EU Policy Makers
Together with our members, we have published our contribution to the EU debate on the issues of digitalisation and ageing, including recommendations to achieve a smooth digital transition for everyone, at all ages.
Ensuring a digital future for healthy ageing – Pharaon final conference
With more the 200 participants, the final conference of Pharaon presented the work of the EU-funded project to make smart and active living for Europe’s ageing population a reality by integrating a diversity of technologies in multiple EU countries. Co-organised by AGE Platform Europe, the conference of Pharaon – A Digital Future for Healthy Ageing […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: EU States must reinforce Victim’s Rights!
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June, we call for BINDING standards to ensure better protection for victims of elder abuse across EU countries. The prevalence and ways to prevent abuse against older people specifically are not enough known or researched. The EU recently proposed reinforcing the rights of victims of crime, in a […]
Job Opportunity | Fundraiser – Part-time – Remote
Join us at AGE Platform Europe! We are looking for a proactive and self-driven Fundraiser to amplify our fundraising activities to support age equality. This role entails identifying potential funding sources, arranging meetings with prospective donors, and conducting due diligence to secure financial support for our mission. Ready to make a difference for older people? Discover all […]
