Rail Passengers’ Rights: current proposals “unacceptable” say EDF and AGE Platform Europe
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 19 June 2018 PDF version available here The Transport Committee will discuss compromise amendments on the rail passengers’ rights regulation tomorrow. However, the vote initially planned on 21 June, has been postponed. The European Disability Forum (EDF) and AGE Platform Europe are concerned that the current draft compromise amendments will not […]
Precarious working conditions in care services: The dignity of older people and care workers at risk
Logos 15 June 2018.png JOINT PRESS RELEASE World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Brussels, 15 June 2018 PDF version available here Care services for older people are facing a dramatic crisis across Europe. Underfunding and pervasive undervaluing of such services translates into a precarious working sector, in which professionals find themselves unable to deliver quality care. […]
Candidates for European elections: Listen to older people’s voice and enforce their rights to live and age in dignity!
Brussels, 11 June 2018 PDF version available here AGE Annual Conference & General Assembly 2018 The current rising nationalism and euroscepticism make it critical for the EU to get closer to its citizens and hear their voices. In view of the upcoming European Parliament elections, older people and their organisations across the EU call on […]
Accessibility, co-creation and territorial cohesion identified as key policy issues for digital inclusion at the Civil Society Days 2018
Brussels, 25 May 2018 PDF version available here Empowerment to overcome the digital divide – Civil Society Days 2018 For the Civil Society Days 2018, AGE Platform Europe and the European Disability Forum organized yesterday a joint workshop on Empowerment to overcome the digital divide, in which three main recommendations were identified to support equal […]
Honoured today: Winning Silver Economy solutions supporting Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 3 May 2018 PDF version available here European Silver Economy Awards Ceremony TODAY ¦ the first edition of the European Silver Economy Awards celebrates its winners with the patronage of Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, and Markku Markkula, First Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions, hosting the […]
Health digitalization: the promise of a healthier Europe?
Brussels, 26 April 2018 PDF version available here EU Communication on Digital Transformation of Health and Care in the Digital Single Market With the objective of rethinking our health and care systems to address the many challenges ahead, the European Commission launched yesterday a communication on digital transformation of health. According to the proposal, the […]
More intergenerational dialogue and participation are still needed
Brussels, 25 April 2018 PDF version available here EU Day of Solidarity between Generations, 29 April 2018 Ten years ago the Slovenian Council Presidency proposed to declare the 29 April European Day of Solidarity between Generations. The proposal was based on a suggestion by the AGE Platform and the European Youth Forum. The first EU […]
Better and more inclusive health will ensure Europe’s sustainable future
Brussels, 5 April 2018 PDF version available here World Health Day 2018 In 2018 in Europe, health inequalities are rising and more and more people have to make a choice between health care and other basic needs. This situation creates a social and economic threat which EU countries cannot afford! With the ageing of the […]
Older women’s poverty and abuse: the hidden face of gender inequalities
Brussels, 8 March 2018 PDF version available here International Women’s Day 2018 Gender abuse and discrimination over the lifecycle lead to greater inequalities, vulnerability and poverty in old age, as European-wide studies report. The situation will have even more serious social and economic consequences as Europe is ageing. So, let’s mobilize to #PressforProgress on gender […]
Human rights do not retire in older age!
Brussels, 8 December 2017 PDF version available here Human Rights Day, 10th December 2017 As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is close to turning 70, its provisions are far from being outdated. On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, AGE Platform Europe reminds that every human being has the same inherent and inalienable […]
The right to carer’s leave: a necessity in today’s context of demographic change
Brussels, 7 December 2017 PDF version available here European Pillar of Social Rights – Work-life balance AGE Platform Europe is releasing its response to the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on work-life balance today. The proposal contains the right to five days of paid carers’ leave per year and the right to request flexible […]
Make social rights a reality: mainstream older people’s concerns into the European Semester!
Brussels, 22 November 2017 PDF version available here European Semester and European Pillar of Social Rights While releasing its assessment of the European Semester 2017, AGE calls for an active application of the principles in the European Pillar of Social Rights, adopted on 17 November in Gothenburg, in the next Semester cycle, starting with the […]
Proclaiming a European Pillar of Social Rights: towards an ambitious EU Social Agenda to promote equality and social justice for all?
Brussels, 16 November 2017 PDF version available here EU Social Summit for fair jobs and growth, 17 November 2017 On the eve of the EU Social Summit for fair jobs and growth, AGE sheds light on the growing pressure on people, and women in particular, to accumulate years in employment to enjoy a dignified standard […]
AGE calls for a strong proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights to protect older women, still exposed to high risks of poverty
Brussels, 13 October 2017 PDF version available here International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October For the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty, AGE highlights the risk of poverty that still persists for older people, and particularly for older women, despite figures put forward by the European Commission. We therefore call for […]
Protect the dignity of older people with care needs and allow for their independent and community living, wherever they choose to live
Brussels, 13 October 2017 PDF version available here “Dignity + Independent living = DI” Conference AGE Platform Europe congratulates the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission for organising the conference on “Dignity + Independent living = DI” on 12 and 13 October 2017 in Tallinn. This topic is […]
Valuing older persons’ contributions and protecting their rights: twofold responsibility of national governments
Brussels, 29 September 2017 PDF version available here International Day of Older Persons, 1st October 2017 AGE Platform Europe seizes the momentum of the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October to call on EU national governments to use the Madrid International Plan for Action on Ageing (MIPAA) to empower older persons and enable […]
Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing beyond 2017: Uphold the full spectrum of civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of older persons!
Brussels, 20 September 2017 PDF version available here AGE Platform Europe (AGE) together with other NGOs gathered at the civil society forum held on 20 September 2017 on the eve of the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing in Lisbon to call on national governments to use the Madrid Plan over the next five years to […]
Let’s break the silence: Older persons suffering abuse need protection and support!
Brussels, 14th June 2017 PDF version available here Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June On the occasion of the 12th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June 2017, it is urgent to remind to policymakers, to all those advocating for human and social rights and to society as a whole of the pervasiveness and devastating […]
