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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...
Open letter: Beyond tokens, the ageing population deserves an EU strategy on age equality
PRESS RELEASE 25 July 2024 Dear President von der Leyen, On behalf of AGE Platform Europe, the EU’s largest network of organisations of and for...
Historic Milestone: UN States recommend UN Convention to protect Human Rights in Old Age
AGE Platform Europe applauds the groundbreaking consensus reached at the 14th session of the United Nations – Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG). For the...
EU Day of Solidarity between Generations launches the ‘United Across Generations’ Declaration
On 29 April 2024, the European Day of Solidarity between Generations, initiated by AGE Platform Europe, will mark its 15th edition with the public launch...
“Myth Busts” for Ageing Societies: virtual Press Hour
PRESS RELEASE 11 December 2023 Have you ever caught yourself speaking about “generations” as if they were different species? You are not alone. Labels like...
AGE Manifesto 2024 – The Europe we want is for all ages
Today, AGE Platform Europe is launching the AGE Manifesto 2024, precisely six months before the vote day for the European Parliament Elections in 2024, marking...
AGE Barometer 2023: We need to empower older people in the EU labour market!
Our 2023 AGE Barometer is out! Find out our key findings to improve the quality and sustainability of working life through the empowerment of older...
Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf is the new President of AGE Platform Europe
AGE Platform Europe (AGE), the European network of older people is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf as its new President, taking...
Human Rights Day : We call for an EU strategy on age equality to ensure dignity, freedom & justice throughout life!
In the context of Human Rights Day on 10 December, AGE Platform Europe is releasing its 2-page summary of the EU Age Equality Strategy. Our...
The European Union must bring long-term support to older persons in Ukraine and those settling in the EU
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 09 November 2022 Mailchimp link Eight months after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, AGE Platform Europe (AGE)...
To keep their energy, older people need support- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
PRESS RELEASEBrussels, Belgium – 17 October 2022 International Day for the Eradication of PovertyLink to PR on Mailchimp To keep their energy, older people need...
The EU Care Strategy is historic, but will Member States live up to the ambition?
With its EU Care Strategy, launched today, the European Commission sets out a comprehensive set of policies, establishing for the first time its vision on...
Older Ukrainians need our support, AGE reminds on European Day of Solidarity between Generations
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 29th April 2021 credit: HelpAge International AGE Platform Europe seizes the occasion of the European Day of Solidarity between Generations...
Minister Janez Cigler Kralj: “Older persons must be seen, heard and treated as full members of our societies.”
JOINT PRESS RELEASE 18 November 2021 Slovenia has put tackling demographic challenges high on the political agenda of its presidency of the Council of the...
Social Summit: the EU looks beyond COVID, but must not blind itself to the recent past
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 11th May 2021 Link to this PR on Mailchimp AGE Platform Europe hails the commitments made at the Social Summit...
Green Paper on Ageing: There is no solidarity without equality!
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 26th April 2021 Link to the PR on Mailchimp EU Day for Solidarity Between Generations 2021.png A year since COVID-19...
Closer than ever to an EU Age Equality Strategy: we welcome the new Council Conclusions on ageing
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 12th March 2021 Link to the PR on Mailchimp On 12 March, the Council of the European Union adopted the...
Commission on the Status of Women risks keeping older women invisible
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 12th March 2021 Traduction française Link to the PR on Mailchimp The 65th session of the United Nations Commission...
Action Plan of the EU Pillar of Social Rights: Modest ambitions, some promising steps
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 4th March 2021 Link to the press release (Mailchimp) Today the European Commission has released the long-awaited Action Plan, which...
EU Green Paper on Ageing – let us all mobilise for a more inclusive future for all ages!
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 27 January 2021 Link to the press release Living longer is one of the greatest achievements of the past decades....
AGE Barometer shows how COVID-19 has magnified pre-existing struggles for many older people
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 29 September 2020 Read this press release in pdf format AGE Barometer annually assesses the socio-economic situation of older people...
Older people’s organisations welcome the human rights shift taken by EU Council in recent conclusions
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 13 October 2020 Lire ce communiqué en français Read this press release in pdf format On 9 October, the...
AGE calls for “far-reaching reforms” in long-term care after important debate at the European Parliament
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 9 October 2020 Following the plenary debate on “The impact of Covid-19 outbreak on long-term care facilities” at the European...
Older people’s organisations call for the urgent implementation of the EU Council conclusions
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 29 September 2020 Lesen Sie diese Pressemitteilung auf Deutsch Lire ce communiqué en français Older people’s organisations call for...
