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OKRA denounces exclusion of many older people from social energy premium by new law
In Belgium, a new law on social rate premium excludes residents of residential care centres and assisted living homes. Adopted by the previous Belgian government...
Pension Adequacy: Halt the increase of old-age poverty!
Poverty and social exclusion among older persons, and especially among older women has been rising slowly since 2015. This is one of the results of...
Adequate pensions are essential to age in dignity
In November, European pensions stakeholders organised the European Retirement Week, a week of conferences and debates around pensions. As a partner of the European retirement...
AGE Barometer
AGE Barometer assesses on a bi-annual basis the socio-economic situation of older people across the EU and how this situation underpins the respect of their...
Loneliness and social exclusion among older Europeans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
This e-book is the main output of a knowledge sharing process organised by the Joint Programming Initiative “More Years Better Lives – The Potential and...
#OverTheLine campaign for adequate minimum income to fight poverty
17 October was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. To mark this day, the Social Platform – the platform of European Social NGOs...
2023 European Semester: What priorities frame EU economic and social policies?
‘Structural reforms’, ‘inflation’, ‘resilience’, ‘autonomy’… In the wake of successive crises and ahead of the EU elections, the EU wants to focus on more supportive...
PVÖ marks Equal Pension Day in Austria
Similar to Equal Pay Day, AGE member Pensionistenverband Österreich marked ‘Equal Pension Day’ on 15 July,
New law on pensions in the Netherlands
After more than 15 years of long discussions, a new law to reform pensions in the Netherland came into force on 1st July 2023.
Proposal for national strategy against loneliness in Denmark
As part of a broad national partnership, Äldre Sagen – DaneAGE and the Red Cross have played a leading role in the development of a...
Older Persons in Vulnerable Situations – Policy Brief
At any age, intersecting factors such as poverty, disability, social isolation and exposure to abuse can increase the risk of vulnerability and weaken resilience in...
Check out on your mood… at the supermarket
Photo from Jumbo.nl About 50 % of older persons feel lonely in the Netherlands, a fact that triggered a national action plan to fight loneliness....
Council Recommendation on Minimum income: ‘Not enough to fight poverty’
The European Anti-Poverty Network, of which AGE is a member, has published its position on the recently adopted Council Recommendation on Minimum Income. AGE fully...
The complex gender face of digital exclusion in old age
Contribution from OWN Europe to International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 Europe is the most digitally connected region in the world with nearly 90% of...
Future of Social Protection – High-Level Group makes a strong case for social investment, with technical itches
As an outcome of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, the European Commission has created a High-Level Group of Experts to reflect...
2023: Paving the way for a new vision of age
After two years of a pandemic that took a heavy toll on the population and shook the economy in Europe and the world, we were...
EU retirement week – Inflation reminds the importance of statutory social protection
As inflation is cutting into older persons’ budgets, the issue of adequacy of pension is highly relevant. This was the theme of a recent joint...
Care, minimum income, rights of older persons: The year ends with several milestones for AGE
Credit: Beth Jnr on Unsplash The end of the year is often associated with warmth, togetherness and solidarity. Some recent developments, including our Annual Conference...
Energy crisis: older people’s organisations speak out at national level
In times of rocket-rising energy prices, many people across Europe are struggling to make ends meet. In many EU countries, AGE members are getting involved...
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...
Keeping the energy – Older persons in the 2022 inflation surge
This report presents the outcome of our member survey about the impact of rising prices on older persons and the adequacy of governments’ responses to it.
APRe! denounces Portuguese anti-inflation measures as discriminatory to pensioners
The Portuguese government has agreed on a set of measures, called Families First, to support the population in mitigating the effects of the inflation. For...
‘Jamais seuls’ supports the adoption of a pet in old age
Jamais seuls is a non-profit organisation attached to the Animal Behaviour Centre in Belgium (Jodoigne), created and managed by Julie Willems, an ethologist and animal...
What does social citizenship mean? EUROSHIP project delivers papers on long-term care, minimum income and employment
AGE is part of the Advisory Board of the research project ‘Closing gaps in European social citizenship’ (EUROSHIP), which aims at assessing gaps in social...
