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 of the European Parliament to act fast to rectify this issue.
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 older persons, please accept our congratulations for having received the confidence of both the European Council and the European Parliament for another mandate. We have read with interest your political […]
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 first time UN member states recommended (among other measures) a legally binding instrument – a convention – to promote, protect and ensure the recognition and realization of all human rights […]
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 of the Declaration entitled “United Across Generations.”
“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 “boomers” and “generation X, Y, Z, …” are incredibly popular in public discourse these days. Unfortunately, these labels give us warped ideas about ageing. First, they suggest conflicts which may […]
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 the beginning of our campaign. Committed to achieving our mission of promoting a society for all ages, this manifesto is a collective effort of all our members. Read our press […]
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 people in the labour market.
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 over the six-year mandate of Mr Ebbe Johansen.
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 proposal to an EU Age Equality Strategy is a follow-up to the EU Green Paper on Ageing.
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) and three of its members in Poland and Romania publish a new briefing on the impact of the war on older people. Based on feedback from the ground, we call […]
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 support! The rising prices are exposing older people to a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion, particularly those on low incomes, as show the findings of our survey, published […]
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 long-term care. Yet, many of these policies still lack concrete measures.
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 on 29 April to shed light on the dramatic situation of older people in Ukraine. Together with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and technical experts, we reflected on how […]
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 EU. The conference “Human Rights For All Ages: Promoting a Life Course Perspective and Intergenerational Cooperation to Combat Ageism” highlighted the challenges faced by both younger and older persons, as […]
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 in Porto to implement the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights. This has so far been a major missing piece in the EU’s social architecture. Looking forward, […]
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 hit Europe, AGE urges the European Commission to elaborate an ‘Age Equality Strategy’. Such a strategy would provide a fair frame for all generations to be fully part of the […]
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 Conclusions on “Mainstreaming Ageing in Public Policies”. AGE Platform Europe applauds the initiative of the Portuguese Presidency for these new Conclusions dedicated to ageing, the second in a row after […]
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 on the Status of Women (CSW) is about to start, and AGE, OWN and INPEA are concerned that older women might be left behind in the commitments member States take […]
