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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...
AGE joined EU panel discussion on Financial Inclusion
On 20th February, AGE was invited to join the panel entitled “Digitalisation in finance: A driver of financial inclusion” during the high-level conference on Financial...
See U project makes older adults enjoy digital adventures in their neighborhoods
AGE is a partner in the SEE U project that supports older people in explore their neighbourhood using of digital tools. After some months of...
Driving licences: European Parliament adopted its first reading position
On 28 February, the European Parliament voted in plenary session its report on driving licences. This position, which addresses most of the concerns we have...
Improving accessibility and inclusion for older persons and persons with disabilities – webinar report
On 27th February we were invited to speak at an online workshop organized by Equinet to discuss the challenges faced by older persons and persons...
Digital Tools for Age-Friendly Urban Living: URBANAGE recommendations
Coming to an end in January 2023, the URBANAGE project presents an assessment of the societal impact of its three-year work to enhance age-friendly urban...
Age-friendly environments : key component to inclusion and participation
AGE was invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Francophone Network of Age-Friendly Cities, which included a strong international focus. Our President, Heidrun...
Road safety: specific challenges faced in old age
The European Union and national governments must adapt road safety policy to the needs of an ageing population, as concludes a recent report by the...
CEOMA welcomes ban on cash withdrawal fees in Spain, but calls for digital training
In a press release published last December, the Spanish Confederation of Older People’s Organisations (CEOMA) welcomed the measure announced by the Spanish Government to prohibit...
Driving Licence Directive: crucial vote in the European Parliament
In a contentious vote held on 7 December, the European Parliament’s transport committee (TRAN) adopted with a majority of one its position on proposals to...
Climate justice in an ageing world
While the ageing of the world’s population is becoming one of the most significant social transformations of the 21st century, climate change has the potential...
