EY2012 Written declaration: call for signatures

Together with the European Parliament Intergroup Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, AGE has prepared a Written declaration on the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and calls for MEPs to sign it in order to support the objectives of the European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and the creation of an age-friendly European Union through the launch of three initiatives:

• An EU Age-Friendly Environment Network to exchange experience and good practice
• National action plans on active and healthy ageing to facilitate the involvement of a wide range of actors in the above mentioned Network
• A Covenant of Mayors on demographic change to gather and support local and regional public authorities to promote an Age-Friendly EU

Click here to access AGE's call for signature

Last Updated on Friday, 06 January 2012 12:50

Intergroup meeting: Towards the success of the European Year 2012 on Active ageing and Solidarity between Generations

On 7 November 2011, the Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity held an event to prepare the European Year 2012 on Active ageing and Solidarity between Generations.

The event was built on discussions around four proposals for partnerships prepared by AGE.

• Documents of the meeting:
  • Four proposals for partnerships : Word version/ PDF version
  • Manifesto of the coalition of stakeholders for the EY2012
  • Final Agenda of the meeting : PDF version / Word version
  • Ordre du jour final de la réunion (version française): PDF version/Word version

• Press release on the event

Want to give your opinion on the conference? Want to ask a question to a speaker? Want to share your ideas and initiatives for the EY2012? Go on http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68K69T2 !

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 November 2011 11:38

Intergroup meeting: Enhancing the participation of older volunteers through the 2011 European Year of Volunteering (EYV2011)

On 21 September 2011, the Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational solidarity organised a meeting on older volunteering.

You can find a brief summary of the meeting here.

Links:

• Final agenda of the meeting
• Press release on the event
• Intergroup resolution on the importance of involving older people in volunteering activities 
• AGE Position paper on 'Making the link between the European Year of Volunteering (2011) and the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)'
• Eurofound Volunteering ressource pack

Presentations of the speakers:

• Ekaterini Katarina, European Commission, EYV 2011 Task Force
• Gabriella Civico, EYV2011 Alliance
• Andrea Principi, INRCA

More information: 

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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:17

Intergroup meeting: Improving medicines for Older people

Older people constitute between 13% to 20% of the population of developed countries. They use more than 30% of prescribed medicines, and more than 40% of over the counter medicines. Moreover, in some countries, they account for up to 60% of total pharmaceutical expenditure. In addition, the percentage of older subjects who take several medicines  is high and on the increase. Older people also have the highest risk to develop Adverse Drug Events (ADEs). In Europe, ADEs  cause 20% of physicians visits as well as up to 30% of hospital admission in older people. Despite the above, older people are still generally excluded from clinical trials. As a result medicines are not developed for their specific use in older people.

In February 2011, the European Medicines launched a strategy on geriatric medicines to cover these issues, which was welcomed by a high number of organisations. Beyond this strategy, other challenges are also to be taken on board and were discussed during the meeting. 

Ms. Lynne, MEP and co-chair of the Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational solidarity concluded  the meeting.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 11:55

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