News
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14/06/2012
Giovanni Trapattoni, a true active-ager leading the Irish team in UEFA’s Euro Cup 2012
Italian football coach Giovanni Trapattoni is not only news these days for qualifying Ireland to play the European Championship for the first time since 1988. He’s also making headlines because, at age 73, he has become the oldest coach to lead out a national team in the history of the UEFA’s tournament.
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14/06/2012
Romania celebrates International Children’s Day in the context of the EY 2012
On 1 June, the Romanian Government celebrated International Children’s Day at the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection by opening its door to elementary and secondary school students, as well as employees' children.
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13/06/2012
Dialogue between generations with two special guests at the Maria Enzersdorf Sports High School in Vienna
Heinz K. Becker, Member of the European Parliament, and Ingrid Turković-Wendl, Austrian Ambassador of the European Year 2012 and former ice figure skater, visited on June 11th the Maria Enzersdorf Sports High School in Vienna in the frame of the generations@school project.
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13/06/2012
International experts analyse in Oslo the Centre for Senior Policy as a good practice in extending working life
Norway’s Ministry of Labour hosted on May 24-25 the Peer Review “Extending working life: Tripartite co-operation and the role of the Centre for Senior Policy".
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12/06/2012
Peer Review on “Extending working life: Tripartite co-operation and the role of the Centre for Senior Policy"
The Ministry for Labour in Norway hosted a Peer Review 24 May in Oslo bringing together ministry officials, social partners and independent experts from twelve countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey).
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12/06/2012
Polish seniors send a message to younger generations in the documentary '20 years old me'
On the occasion of the International Conference on Solidarity between Generations held in Poznan (Poland) on May 22-23, the Centre for Senior Citizens Initiatives (Centrum Inicjatyw Senioralnych) premiered the short film “20 years old me”.
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11/06/2012
New website dedicated to the European Year 2012 in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein has recently launched its official website devoted to the European Year 2012.
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11/06/2012
Two new members join the EY2012 Coalition
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and the European Social Insurance Platform (ESIP) have recently joined the EY2012 Coalition, which already includes more than 60 European organisations.
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11/06/2012
Maltese National Ambassadors meet the Prime Minister of Malta
On 16th May, all nine Maltese Ambassadors for the European Year 2012 were invited to meet with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.
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08/06/2012
Intergenerational Decalogue drafted during a generations@school event in Spain
Spain is taking part in the European project generations@school with an intergenerational initiative held in Coslada (Madrid) on the 6th of June, which brought together senior citizens and 14 -15 year old secondary education children.