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A budget for change needs to take account of demographic change – EU Multiannual financial framework
Ageing should be mainstreamed in all of the EU’s policies, and the EU Multiannual Financial Framework should take this into account.
Impact of Digitalisation in Cyprus
This article written by Soteris Avgoustis (PASYDY, AGE Member) explains how their advocacy work succeeded: people of all ages now have the choice to receive...
Driving Licences: unjustified age limits in the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council
While a year ago, we welcomed the European Parliament’s vote on the Driving Licence Directive, today we are concerned about the provisional agreement reached by...
Europe for All Ages: New European Parliament Interest Group Debates Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity
The ‘Europe for All Ages’ Interest Group launched its work with an inaugural meeting hosted by MEPs Idoia Mendía and Michal Szczerba.
Developing and Implementing Age-Friendly Environment Training
Ilenia Gheno, AGE Project Manager introduced the AFC Toolkit training to over 100 participants from all over the world, connected by the International Federation of...
Active Retirement Ireland Participates in the Launch of the Communicating Europe Initiative 2025
Find out more about the event in which our AGE Irish Member participated.
Slovenian Pensioners’ Associations Embrace the Digital World with AGE Member ZDUS
Our AGE Slovenian Member, ZDUS (Zveza društev upokojencev Slovenije), is helping older people gain new digital skills!
Digital Inclusion: Launch of the “Why Choice Matters” Report
This report highlights the importance of allowing people of all ages to choose how they receive essential communications – such as bank statements, government mail...
Digitalisation: AGE Joined the Launch of the “Right to Offline” Campaign
Lire et Écrire is launching a campaign at the European Parliament, calling for guaranteed offline access to all essential services. AGE Platform Europe will also...
Digitalisation: Campaign Launch to Ensure Offline Access to Essential Services in Europe
Lire et Écrire is launching a campaign at the European Parliament, calling for guaranteed offline access to all essential services. AGE Platform Europe will also...
Shape the Future: Train as a Reference Professional for Age-Friendly Cities
Discover how to make cities more inclusive for people of all ages with our free curriculum and self-paced online course for the role of Reference...
European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award 2025 is open for applications!
Applications will close on 7th February 2025 12:00 CET.
Active Retirement Ireland at the EIOPA Conference 2024
Alison Bough, representing Active Retirement Ireland and AGE Platform Europe, spoke about the vital link between pensions, the pension gender gap, and poverty in old...
SEE-U project final event underscores the importance of digital empowerment in old age
The final event of the SEE-U project showcased two years of work promoting digital skills and empowerment of older adults through the creation of digital...
Medicine Information Leaflets: Paper or Digital? Both! Patients have the right to receive a printed copy with their medication
AGE endorses a joint statement calling on the EU to guarantee the right to maintain paper medicine package leaflets and to use electronic options as...
FATEC co-organised Cycle of Debates on Longevity in Barcelona
The cycle aimed to explore whether we can move towards a more Platonic vision of longevity.
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...
Beautiful and practical: when clothes adapt to loss of independence
When you lose your independence or live with a disability, getting dressed can quickly become complicated. Yet, it’s an essential part of everyday life, also...
Digitalisation and older people: our call to EU Policy Makers
Together with our members, we have published our contribution to the EU debate on the issues of digitalisation and ageing, including recommendations to achieve a...
AGE joined citizen debate on artificial intelligence at beEU final event
On 25th May, a report presenting the results of a citizen panel on artificial intelligence (AI) was presented and debated in Brussels, in the presence...
Essential services must be accessible – even offline!
Together with 9 of our member organisations, we have co-signed a joint letter calling on the European Union to guarantee off-line access to all essential...
Inclusive-by-design retail payments can boost innovation in the EU
AGE was invited to join a panel on Financial Inclusion at a conference organised on 24 April by the European Central Bank on “An innovative...
Social housing and beyond – Operational toolkit on the use of EU funds
This toolkit provides an overview of the types of funding available at EU level to promote social and affordable housing and accompanying services in the...
On Older People’s Day, BAGSO asks not to exclude people who are not online
On the German Day of Older People on 3rd April, BAGSO, AGE member organisation in Germany, is calling for older people not to be excluded...
