Aktuelles
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04/06/2012
EUCIS-LLL Annual Conference and General Assembly: a leap forward for active inclusion
The University of Leuven (Belgium) hosted last 14th of May The European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning (EUCIS-LLL) Annual Conference 2012 on "Social Innovation for Active Inclusion: Lifelong Learning Contribution for a Better Tomorrow" that gathered around 100 participants and experts coming from the various sectors and levels of education and training from all over Europe.
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04/06/2012
Facts, myths and action plans on active ageing are discussed at a Population Europe conference in Warsaw
Politicians, scientists and NGO representatives discussed facts, myths and action plans on active ageing at the conference “Riding the Population Wave: Policy Options for the ageing Baby-Boomer Generation in Europe”, organised in Warsaw on May 17th by the Warsaw School of Economics and Population Europe.
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01/06/2012
Great success of the Way of Life literary contest for seniors in Hungary
With more than 2,500 participants, the literary contest “Way of Life” organised by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Hungary in the frame of the European Year 2012 has proved to be an outstanding success.
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01/06/2012
Eurofound collaborates with The Irish Times to put the focus on active ageing
Eurofound recently contributed to a special supplement in The Irish Times dedicated to the European Year 2012 entitled "Living longer and better", as a way of sharing its new research findings and analysis on the issues relating to ageing and solidarity between generations.
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01/06/2012
Successful European Year event with dancer Aira Samulin in Helsinki
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health organised a prominent school event on May 31st at Töölö Yhteiskoulu in Helsinki.
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31/05/2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012, a tribute to active ageing
A group of Russian grannies, all in their seventies, finished runners-up, beating 24 other contenders, in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on May 26th in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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31/05/2012
Vodafone Foundation launches in Brussels the second edition of the Smart Accessible Awards
The Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards is a contest to promote the development of IT applications designed to improve the lives of those with disabilities and people that are older, to help them get more actively involved in society.
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30/05/2012
Österreich macht den Vorreiter und startet den Bundesseniorenplan
Der Seniorenrat und die Österreichische Plattform für Interdisziplinäre Alternsfragen (ÖPIA) veranstalteten am 29. Mai im Parlament in Wien ein ganztägiges Symposium zum Seniorenplan, einem erst kürzlich vollendeten Bundesplan über die gesellschaftliche Integration und die Lebensqualität von Seniorinnen und Senioren in Österreich.
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30/05/2012
Exhibition Chess Games promoting the European Year for Solidarity between Generations
Exhibition Chess Games promoting the European Year for Solidarity between Generations were part on May 5th of a bilateral youth exchange project implemented at Thessaloniki (Greece) by the European Commission Youth In Action programme and the Life Long Learning Greek Foundation.
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30/05/2012
Sports Day for Seniors in Malta
On May 16th, 600 senior citizens participated in the Sports Day for Seniors in Malta and approximately 500 students attended the event.