Getting ready for the EY2012 on Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generation

CoverAGE Special Briefing July-August 2011

With the approval of the European Parliament on 7 July and of the Council on 19 July, the European Year 2012 of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012) has successfully gone through the different stages of the EU legislation process and is now formerly adopted by the three EU decision-making institutions (the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament).

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 23:30

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Positive outcomes of the negotiation on the European Year 2012 between the Council and the European Parliament

The European Parliament and the Council finally reached an agreement on the proposal for the European Year 2012. AGE Platform Europe members and all partners of the  coalition for the EY2012 welcome the agreement which includes very positive improvements: a reference to solidarity between generations in the title, a budget (5 million euros), a broader definition of what is meant by active ageing based on the World Health Organisation definition, the promotion of age-management strategies, health prevention and quality of services, the fight against age discrimination, the use of the Open Method of Coordination, and the proposed cooperation with the United Nations and the Council of Europe to achieve better results for the EY2012. The European Parliament will vote on the text in plenary in mid-June and the Council will take its final decision at the end of June.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:27

EU Conference Day on 29 April 2011

EU Day of Solidarity between Generations
announces the European Year 2012 for Active Ageing
and Solidarity between generations

To celebrate the 3rd European Day on Solidarity between Generations on 29 April 2011 and announce the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012), the European Commission held a high level conference entitled 'Towards the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)’. Attended by a large range of stakeholders (public authorities at EU, national and local level, NGOs, social partners, companies), the conference was organised around several thematic sessions with key decision-makers and experts. Different stakeholders from across the European Union - local and regional authorities, social partners, companies and civil society organisations - presented initiatives to be implemented and goals to be achieved in the context of the European Year.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 16:41

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List of initiatives and actions across Europe to promote the European Year 2012

Belgium

Elderly Week 2012: 'Active Ageing and intergenerational Solidarity'

Each year the elderly organisations in Belgium organise the Elderly Week during the third week of November. For that week the Flemish Council of the Elderly launches a theme. In 2012 the Flemish Council, the official advisory body of the Flemish Government on all matters concerning older and retired people*, will work around 'Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity'. The aim is to raise awareness of the contribution of older people to society. The Flemish  Council of the Elderly will also work together with the Flemish Youth Council concerning intergerational solidarity.

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 May 2011 14:23

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