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22/11/2012
AGE Platform Europe publishes Active Senior Citizens for Europe: A Guide to the European Union
AGE Platform Europe launched on 20 November the publication “Active Senior Citizens for Europe: A Guide to the European Union” to support older people’s active involvement in the decision-making process of the European institutions.
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20/11/2012
International Conference on Active Ageing at the Bibliotéka/ Pedagogika fairs in Bratislava
The conference "Active ageing and solidarity between generations. Research, development and innovation - towards a better quality of life" was held in Bratislava on 8 November as part of the Bibliotéka/Pedagogika fairs.
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20/11/2012
European Quality Framework for long-term care services launched in Brussels
The European Quality Framework for long-term care services was officially launched at the WeDO project’s final conference on 14 November, organised at the European Parliament in Brussels and hosted by Heinz K. Becker, MEP and co-chair of the Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.
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16/11/2012
MEDEA special European Year 2012 prize awarded to Spanish lifelong learning initiative
The MEDEA special prize for Educational Media Encouraging Active Ageing, set up to coincide with the European Year 2012, has been won by the initiative “All that Jazz”, developed by Fundación Universidad Carlos III and professor Raúl Jiménez, Spain.
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14/11/2012
European Commission gives prizes for outstanding contributions to the European Year 2012
László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, announced the winners of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Awards at a ceremony which took place on 13 November 2012 in Brussels.
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14/11/2012
Women on Boards: Commission proposes 40% objective
On the 14th of November 2012, the European Commission took action to break the glass ceiling that continues to bar female talent from top positions in Europe’s biggest companies.
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13/11/2012
Area-based policies in urban areas: how to promote good living conditions for children and youth (Norway)
Based on two schemes in place in Norway, this Peer Review is an opportunity to explore area-based policies promoting good living conditions for young people in deprived areas. The problems in these urban areas are to a large extent related to socio-economic factors; therefore most measures target the whole population while special efforts are aimed directly at residents with an immigrant background. Combatting poor standards of living amongst children and youth, and promoting social mobility in urban areas with poor living conditions is crucial for breaking the transmission of disadvantage across generations and diminishing the likelihood of social exclusion in the future.
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12/11/2012
Mario Galea hands out the Senior of the Year Award 2012 in Malta
"The Senior of the Year Award is an opportunity to change the image we have of ageing and to celebrate the values carried by seniors which serve as a model to us all”, said Mario Galea, Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly and Community Care, during Malta's Senior of the Year Award ceremony on 13 October in Mosta.
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12/11/2012
TechnolAGE study identifies 20 best practices of ICT solutions for ageing well around Europe
The TechnolAGE project has just published the “Study on business and financing models related to ICT for ageing well”, which identifies and analyses the business and financing models of 20 European best practices of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) that have a high proven relevance for the ageing population.
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09/11/2012
The closing ceremony of the European Year 2012 in Austria invites to continue building on active ageing awareness
"Active ageing means more than just working longer”, remarked Rudolf Hundstorfer, Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, at the closing ceremony of the European Year 2012 in Austria. Held on 7 November at the Odeon Theatre in Vienna, the event was attended by 200 guests, who expressed their hope that the promotion of projects and policies related to active ageing will continue far beyond this year.