News
-
13/12/2012
Experts in adult education launch in Brussels a Memorandum to highlight the benefits learning can bring to active ageing and intergenerational solidarity
To highlight the benefits learning can bring to active ageing and intergenerational solidarity, the European Commission organised a major conference on the topic in Brussels on 19-21 November 2012.
-
12/12/2012
AGE Platform calls authorities to tackle the increasing risk of poverty and social exclusion among older people in Europe
The publication “Older People also suffer because of the crisis” was presented by AGE Platform Europe at the Second Annual Convention of the Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion, which took place on 5-7 December in Brussels hosted by the European Commission in partnership with the Cyprus Presidency.
-
12/12/2012
Greece closes the European Year 2012 with a moving intergenerational event in Athens
The Greek Closing event for the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 took place on 7 December at the amphitheatre of the Benaki Museum in Athens.
-
11/12/2012
Berlin receives the European Commission's Access City Award
European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding handed on December 3rd the Access City Award 2013 to Berlin in recognition of its comprehensive and strategic approach to creating an accessible city for all. The award is organised by the Commission together with the European Disability Forum, and was presented on the occasion of the annual European Day of People with Disabilities conference in Brussels.
-
11/12/2012
Luxembourg closes the European Year 2012 as their “first step toward active ageing actions”
Over 80 participants attended on December 10th the national closing ceremony of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 in Luxembourg.
-
10/12/2012
Social economy - laying the groundwork for innovative solutions to today's challenges (France)
Social enterprises are prized for their ability to offer innovative solutions to emerging social needs which are not easily tackled by the public sector or private business. Through filling this gap, social enterprises create new opportunities for growth and jobs. Indeed, they contribute to at least three key objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy - employment and growth, innovation and the fight against poverty.
-
10/12/2012
The European Commission celebrates the closing ceremony of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
The closing event of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 was held on December 10th in Nicosia, organised by the Cyprus EU Presidency.
-
10/12/2012
Active Ageing Index 2012 launched in Cyprus at the European Year closing conference
Sweden, Finland and Denmark, followed by the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom, come at the top of the Active Ageing Index 2012, presented on December 10th in Cyprus at the Closing Conference of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. The index also shows that a majority of the Central and Eastern European countries as well as Malta and Greece have lots of space for improvement when it comes to their active ageing policies.
-
07/12/2012
Prime Minister Mario Monti participates in the closing event of the European Year in Rome
Large crowds and media gathered at the Italian National Closing Event of the European Year 2012, which was held on 4 December at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Rome in the presence of Prime Minister Mario Monti and various high level speakers and celebrities.
-
07/12/2012
The Council of the European Union adopts the Guiding Principles for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
The Council of the European Union adopted on 6 December the Guiding Principles for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, which should serve as a checklist for national authorities and other stakeholders on what needs to be done to promote active ageing beyond the European Year 2012. Each of the 19 Guiding Principles, jointly agreed by the Social Protection and the Employment Committees, relate to one of the three dimensions of the European Year: employment, social participation and independent living.