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29/10/2012
Age friendly goods and services - an opportunity for social and economic development (Poland)
The scale of demographic change facing countries across the EU is unprecedented. The number of people aged 60+ is increasing at a rate of approximately 2 million per year and the result is a rapid increase in the dependency ratio; while in 2010 there were four people of working age for every person aged 65+, this number is projected to halve by 2060.
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29/10/2012
European Public Employment Services study in Germany models to encourage the hiring or retention of older workers
Bundesagentur für Arbeit, the Public Employment Service (PES) of Germany, hosted a Peer Review on Public Employment Services and Older Workers on May 10-11 in Nuremberg. Following this encounter, several European PES expressed an interest in a visit to the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, to gain practical insights into their experience with measures to encourage the hiring or retention of older workers.
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29/10/2012
Workshops in Greece and Romania to celebrate the European Seniorforce Day
Greece celebrated a Seniorforce Day on October 24th in Athens. During the event, teenagers, university students and older people cooperated in the framework of interactive creative workshops and discussions with the aim to stress the importance of youth volunteer work for dialogue and intergenerational solidarity.
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23/10/2012
European Year 2012 Ambassadors participate in Seniorforce Days in the Czech Republic and Hungary
A Seniorforce Day event took place in the Czech Republic on October 18th at the retirement home in the town of Humpolec.
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19/10/2012
Elderly volunteers, at the centre of the Seniorforce Day events in Spain and Lithuania
A Seniorforce Day took place on October 16th in Madrid, hosted by the Institute for Seniors and Social Services (IMSERSO) and organised by the Democratic Union of Pensioners (UDP).
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18/10/2012
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing will celebrate its First Conference of Partners
One year after the delivery of the Strategic Implementation Plan, the six Action Groups of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing are ready to present their action plans to a wider audience. These plans aim to bring the benefits of innovation in the field of active and healthy ageing to Europe's citizens.
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16/10/2012
Luxembourg, Austria and Belgium celebrate Seniorforce Days to encourage volunteering and an active retirement among citizens 55+
The seminar “The key to a successful transition to retirement” held on October 13 in Luxembourg, was the frame to celebrate the Seniorforce Day in that country, an event promoted by the European Commission in the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations to encourage senior volunteering.
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11/10/2012
New Manifesto calls for Quality of Life in Old Age until the End
There is urgency to develop palliative care services for elderly patients, experts say. For this reason, the Vice-President of the European Parliament Gianni Pittella, in collaboration with the Maruzza Lefebvre Foundation, promoted a first ever dialogue between palliative medicine and geriatrics at EU level. The event took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 September 2012.
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10/10/2012
Portugal and Ireland celebrate Seniorforce Day events
Within the scope of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations many countries are celebrating Seniorforce Day events in October, highlighting the potential and value of seniors as volunteers and their valuable contribution to society.
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10/10/2012
Senior-related artefacts installed across the Czech Republic invite citizens to ´see´ the elderly
To commemorate the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, and within its programme of activities to support the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, Diaconia ECCB has installed a series of senior-related artefacts across the Czech Republic to denounce a potential neglect of elderly people in our society.