European Commission launches the European pillar of social rights
The European Commission has come forward with an initiative on social rights, announced several months ago. With this initiative, the Commission wants to set the social agenda focussing on rights in access to the labour market, working conditions and social protection. The initiative is therefore much focussed on the labour relationship, but proposes some new […]
International Women’s Day – Toward greater gender parity?
8 March marks the International Women’s Day. This day is crucial in highlighting the challenges that persist in terms of gender equality: across the world, gender discrimination and violence against women are still widespread, poverty often has a female face and decision-makers are still overwhelmingly men. This year, the theme of the international day is […]
Engaging in research: A pragmatic approach to older people’s rights
Older people face increasing barriers to their participation to their family and societal lives, especially because the combination of functional limitations and age stereotypes exposes them to a range of inequalities, including a risk to their personal autonomy. To counteract the negative impacts of discriminating attitudes and practices and to inform academic community and a […]
Covenant on Demographic Change officially launched!
On 7th December 2015, the EU-funded AFE-INNOVNET Thematic Network on innovation for age-friendly environments officially launched the Covenant on Demographic Change. The Covenant is set to become the new EU-wide association gathering local, regional and national authorities, civil society organisations, universities, and businesses that commit to cooperate and implement evidence-based solutions to support active and […]
AGE General Assembly and Annual Conference 2015 looked at a human-rights based approach to ensure dignified ageing
AGE Platform Europe General Assembly and Annual Conference took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 November 2015. This major event offers a yearly opportunity for AGE members to exchange and debate on current ageing related issues at EU level, and meet with some EU officials and stakeholders, including civil society organisations and research centers. […]
Silver Economy, turning population ageing into an opportunity for economic growth
Silver economy is a rising issue on the EU agenda and in many EU countries and regions, as it is a regarded as a way of addressing the challenges raised by the ageing of the EU population in offering major opportunities for economic and market development. A timely debate at EU level The issue fits […]
25th UN International Day of Older Persons warns of persisting ageism and denying of human rights in old age
According to recent WHO figures, the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double between 2000 and 2050 and in 2050 more than 1 in 5 people will be 60 year or older. Unfortunately, the growing older population has intensified manifestations of ageism. This trend makes it all the more urgent […]
NGOs call on member states to draft a new convention for older persons during sixth session of UN working group on ageing
The sixth session of the UN Open-Ended Working on Ageing (OEWG) took place at the UN headquarters in New York from 14th to 16th July 2015. This year’s session, in which AGE Platform Europe took an active part, marked the increased realisation that the OEWG has spent sufficient time analysing the existing framework and should […]
High level joint event showcases renewed commitment to put an end to elder abuse
On the occasion of the 10th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15-16 June 2015 AGE co-organised a high-level two-day event with the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the European Network of Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) to take stock of European and international action and reflect together on how to better protect and […]
eHealth Week: AGE calls for equal and safe access to mHealth for older people
With the ageing of the population in Europe, the number of older people will increase rapidly in the coming decades, including the number of very old persons – 80 years and older – who are most likely to be in need of care. The European Union is currently seeking to boost the growth potential offered […]
European Day of Solidarity between Generations 2015
Combating age discrimination to foster intergenerational solidarity and cooperation through age-friendly environments: the right answer to Europe’s demographic challenge This year again, a large number of initiatives have been carried out across Europe to support intergenerational interaction and cooperation. As every year since 2009, the 29th April has been the opportunity for AGE and our […]
Projet AFE INNOVNET : principaux résultats et prochaines étapes
Briefing spécial – mars 2015 par Julia Wadoux Lire cet article en version pdf D’après l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), les environnements physique et social sont les principaux facteurs déterminants de la santé, de l’indépendance et de l’autonomie durant la vieillesse. La création d’environnements pour tous les âges est donc l’une des approches les […]
AFE INNOVNET Project: key results and next steps
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), physical and social environments are key determinants of whether people can remain healthy, independent and autonomous long into their old age. Creating age-friendly environments is therefore one of the most effective approaches to respond to demographic change. To support this approach, the AFE-INNOVNET thematic network on innovation for […]
Le tourisme international est en pleine expansion, mais qu’en est-il du tourisme des seniors ?
Briefing spécial – février 215 par Ilenia Gheno, responsable des projets de recherche Version PDF disponible ici Si l’on en croit le dernier Baromètre de l’Organisation mondiale du tourisme des Nations unies (UNWTO) publié le 27 janvier 2015, le secteur du tourisme a connu une nouvelle année record en 2014. Le nombre de touristes internationaux […]
International tourism grows but what about senior tourism?
According to the latest United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)’s Barometer published on 27 January 2015 , the tourism sector experienced another record year in 2014. The number of international tourists (overnight visitors) reached 1,138 million in 2014, 51 million more than in 2013. Despite those reassuring figures, Commissioner Bienkowska, in charge of Internal Market, […]
Qu’est-ce qu’un revenu de vieillesse décent permettant de vivre dans la dignité ?
Special Briefing – janvier 2015 par Maciej Kucharczyk La question de l’adéquation du revenu minimum intéresse particulièrement les personnes âgées qui, plus encore que les autres groupes d’âge, dépendent des prestations des systèmes de sécurité sociale publics et privés, via les régimes contributifs (retraites) et non contributifs (aide sociale). AGE attire l’attention sur ce problème […]
What should an adequate old-age income entail to live in dignity?
Special Briefing, January 2015 The issue of income adequacy is particularly relevant for older people, who rely more than any other age groups on the payments from the state or public social security systems – through both contributory (pensions) and non-contributory (social assistance) schemes. AGE has been pioneering this topic for several years, in particular […]
AGE General Assembly and Annual Conference 2014
AGE members set their policy priorities for 2015 and call for the adoption of an EU strategy on demographic change AGE Platform Europa held its General Assembly in Brussels on 2-3 December 2014, immediately followed by its Annual conference on 4th December. The events were the occasion for AGE members to share their views and […]
