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AGE contribution to the International Day of Older Persons and the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing

Using the momentum of the International Day of Older Persons and the UNECE Conference on Ageing, AGE insisted on the need to value older persons' contributions in combating ageism and protecting human rights in old age.

Accessibility Act: European Parliament agrees on amendements

Accessibility Act: European Parliament agrees on amendements

Join EPHA campaign calling for the EU to 'do more for health'

Join the campaign of the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) calling for the European Union to 'do more for health' and sign the petition...

Ageism renders rights violations in old age invisible! concluded UN Working Group in New York

Ageism renders rights violations in old age invisible! concluded the 8th session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) in New York, in which AGE took part.

AG and Annual Conference 2017

Time has come for more political will and social activism to protect older persons’ rights, say participants in AGE Annual Conference and General Assembly 2017

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AGE News

World Standards Day: AGE reaffirms that standards need to support more inclusive societies!

NGOs publish joint declaration ahead of UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing

The future of the EU Disability strategy after 2020: hearing at the European Economic and Social Committee

International Long-Term Care Conference highlights the potential for innovation in residential care

Is the Parliament fulfilling its promises for a more age-friendly EU? AGE joins NGO initiative

EU & International News

Working time affects how long you can work, reveals EU research

UN Committee defines how States should apply the right to independent living

Parliament committee calls for adequate minimum income schemes in the whole EU

2nd International Seminar on Active Ageing Index: call for papers open until 17 November

Accessibility Act: European Parliament agrees on amendments

AGE Members News

"Access to the Digital World" project improves the digital skills of older adults in Greece

Age, digital divide and rural living: major criteria for social isolation in old age, reveals study by French organisation

Belgian free hotline launched on International Older Persons' Day

Press Releases

AGE calls for a strong proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights to protect older women, still exposed to high risks of poverty

Protect the dignity of older people with care needs and allow for their independent and community living, wherever they choose to live

Valuing older persons’ contributions and protecting their rights: twofold responsibility of national governments

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