News
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04/05/2012
Roses for the Elderly
In Catalonia, Spain, St. George's Day is celebrated through a very special tradition: roses and books are exchanged as gifts.
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04/05/2012
Launch of the Generations@school Project in the Czech Republic
A contest took place in Prague on the 3rd May which marked the launch of the Generations@school project, in collaboration with The Wall/537 Faces project, which seeks to bring elderly people close to street art on a joint participation activity such as the one that took place in the launch.
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03/05/2012
Peer review on Public Employment Services and older workers
Bundesagentur für Arbeit, the public employment service (PES) of Germany, will host this peer review from 10-11 May in Nuremberg, Germany.
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02/05/2012
Minister Miklós Réthelyi collaborates with Generations@school in Hungary
Miklós Réthelyi, Minister of National Resources of Hungary, visited the Janus Pannonius High School in Pécs in the context of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations.
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02/05/2012
The ECDL Foundation announces a new version of “EqualSkills”, adapted to seniors
The European Computer Driving Licence Foundation (ECDL) and AGE Platform Europe, members of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Coalition, have announced their collaboration to connect the capacity of both organisations’ extensive networks in support of the Year’s aims around ICT skills development.
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30/04/2012
The European Women’s Lobby brings a gender equality perspective to intergenerational solidarity
The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) has launched the latest edition of its magazine, dedicated to discussing intergenerational solidarity from a gender equality perspective.
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30/04/2012
Actress Lynda Bellingham launches the Generations@School Project in the UK
Actress Lynda Bellingham joined the children at Sciennes Primary School, Edinburgh, to launch the European Commission Generations@Schools Project in the UK on 26th April, 2012.
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27/04/2012
Elderly citizens present the Statement of the Seniors to the Minister during the launch of the European Year in Spain
The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations was launched in Spain on April 26th at an event held at the National Police Academy in Avila.
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27/04/2012
Generations@school opens up dialogue between generations in Polish schools
A fruitful dialogue between generations took place in the meeting of Generations@school on 23rd April in Warsaw, Poland, attended by the Minister of Education Krystyna Szumilas, and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, as well as other senior citizens such as Grazyna Rabsztyn, Henry Sowinski, Paul Elsztein and Col. Marian Zmuda.
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27/04/2012
Germany launches a new strategy on demography
The German government approved on April 25th a new strategy on demography called "Jedes Alter zählt" (Every age counts).