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AGE discussed how to promote intergenerational solidarity in the EU
AGE was invited to a high-level conference at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to discuss challenges and opportunities in promoting solidarity between young...
How to protect the right to legal capacity in older age ? – Human-Rights Council side event
As part of the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council, AGE German member, BAGSO, organised a side event to discuss challenges related to the...
EU recommendation report on promoting end-of-life awareness
The EU-funded project Hold My Hand, aimed to develop tools and strategies to promote the full awareness toward the end-of-life phase, has published a report including...
Lien entre vieillissement et santé mentale – Ressources MINDS
Fondée en 2018, MINDS est une association genevoise qui lutte contre la stigmatisation dans le champ de la santé mentale et œuvre pour que chaque personne...
Rights of persons with disabilities and digital technologies and devices
Our policy paper is a response to a consultation on digitalisation and disability carried out at United Nations’ level. It aims to provide input for...
EU-wide citizen workshop discusses solutions against ageism
Age Friendly Image Librar Following the elections of the European Parliament last June, and ahead of the setting up of the new European Commission, over...
International Day of Older Persons: Let’s rewrite the story on ageing!
photo (cropped) : Centre for Ageing Better Read our October newsletter On 1st October, the International Day of Older Persons, we invited everyone to join...
AGE members celebrated ageing on older people’s international day
As every year, on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons (IDOP), AGE member organisations across the EU have been actively...
Advocating for age equality in Europe: Support our call for an Intergroup!
On 2 October, to mark the International Day of Older Persons 2024, MEP Idoia Mendía, Marina Kaljurand and Marcos Ros Sempere invited Members of the...
Qualitative research on diagnoses and plans of age-friendly cities and communities. A global view of the Spanish Network
The Imserso, WHO’s collaborating agency in Spain, has presented the Qualitative research on diagnoses and plans for age-friendly cities and communities. An overview of the...
Business of ageing – New Zealand research
The Business of Ageing Project highlights the potential economic contribution older people will make to New Zealand over coming decades. The Business of Ageing reports...
Equality ‘downgrade’ in European Commission dismays rights groups – The Guardian
Article on a joint letter by more than 50 organisations (including AGE) criticizing Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to do away with the standalone EU...
ValueCare closing event looks at future of care
credit: David Linnane At the final conference of the five-year EU-funded ValueCare project, AGE contributed to debates on how best to shape the future of...
The ValueCare experience: Creating value for older people with chronic conditions in Europe
The book “The ValueCare Experience: Creating Value for Older People with Chronic Conditions in Europe—A Transition Towards Outcome-Based Integrated Care Supported by Technology” is an...
Intergenerational solidarity – a concept spanning many generations – EESC Bulletin
AGE Platform Europe’s President Heidrun Mollenkopf has been interviewed for the September issue of the Civil Society Organisations’ Bulletin focusing on intergenerational solidarity in the...
Why is there no standalone Commissioner on Equality?
AGE is deeply worried by the lack of a dedicated portfolio on equality, which runs against EU’s commitments and founding values. We call on Members...
Addressing ageism: a key priority for a society of longevity
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) looks at the prevalence and impact of ageism on individuals and society in a series of policy briefs....
Human rights training toolkit – HelpAge International
The human rights training toolkit provides guidance on what human rights are, how they apply in older age, how to champion them and how to...
Curopoli explores how to support mental health of carers at WHO Europe event
AGE Italian member Curopoli participated at an expert meeting organized by the EU office of the World Health Organization with a view of furthering the...
Addressing Suicide Among Older People in Europe: A call for targeted interventions and policy reforms
Published on the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), this policy report is a joint collaboration of GAMIAN-Europe and AGE Platform Europe. It provides...
Fighting suicide among older persons: we need more than awareness-raising !
credit: GAMIAN-Europe Read our September newsletter 10 September was the World Day for the Prevention of Suicide. On that occasion, AGE worked with the network...
Artificial Intelligence: BAGSO stresses need to protect older people’s fundamental rights
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading in all areas of life, the German National Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations, BAGSO, calls for...
Fall prevention experts foster health of care home residents in Belgium
Falls in residential care centres often have serious physical – bruises or fractures – and psychological consequences – such as social isolation, depression and fear...
AGE endorses joint statement on the revision of the EU Victims’ Rights Directive
More than 50 organisations have signed a joint statement on the Council’s Position Regarding the Revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive to urge all EU Member States...
