News
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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.
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08/06/2012
Seniors on the Move seminar in Finland
During the last week of May, CIMO (the Finnish Centre for International Mobility) brought together 70 senior students and adult educators to share their experiences of participation in the European Union’s Grundtvig programme.
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08/06/2012
generations@school project in France and the Chronos Price for youth literature
On Monday 4th June, the Chronos Prize for Literature ceremony was the occasion to celebrate the generations@school project in France.
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06/06/2012
Great success of generations@school in Slovakia
The generations@school scheduled events are currently taking place in nearly 50 Slovak Schools.
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05/06/2012
Seniors participate in a 715-mile torch relay in the UK
Residents from The ExtraCare Charitable Trust's 29 retirement schemes across the Midlands and North of England are participating in a 715-mile (1,151 km) five-month relay with their own Olympic-style torch, designed by Brunswick Gardens resident Vic Gould.
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05/06/2012
Diaconia Neuendettelsau organises an intergenerational human chain in its annual festival
An intergenerational human chain was the highlight of the annual festival of the Diaconia Neuendettelsau, Germany, which took place on May 2 under the motto “Connecting generations”.
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05/06/2012
Successful third edition of the SeniorSTAR contest in the Czech Republic
For third consecutive year, the Diaconia ECCB Center in Vsetin, the Czech Republic, has organised an unusual SeniorSTAR song contest, focused on people more than 60 years old.
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04/06/2012
European Year 2012 website launched in Portugal
The Portuguese European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations website was officially launched on June 1st at the Auditorium of the Urban Information Centre of Lisbonne (CIUL).