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09/04/2012
'Good health adds life to years' is this year's World Health Day
The World Health Day is celebrated every year all around the globe on April 7th to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme of the celebration will be “Ageing and health”.
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03/04/2012
Eastern Partnership Seminar on Social Protection
The seminar held on 16 March 2012 in Brussels was part of the cooperation in the field of labour market and social policies under the multi-lateral dimension of the Eastern Partnership (thematic Platform 2 on Economic Integration and Convergence with EU policies).
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02/04/2012
An intergenerational “living puzzle” launches the European Year in The Netherlands
Gerdi Verbeet, President of the House of Representatives, launched officially the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in The Netherlands on March 28th.
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30/03/2012
The European Policy Centre publishes report stressing the importance of active and healthy ageing policies
The European Policy Centre has just released the report “Healthy and active ageing: turning the 'silver' economy into gold”, analysing the impact of demographic change in Europe and the societal and economic challenges ahead.
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29/03/2012
Finland celebrates 'Get Involved!' event to promote the European Year 2012
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health organised the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations “Get Involved!” event on March 28th in Helsinki.
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29/03/2012
Germany declares 2012 the Year Against Age Discrimination
The German Anti-discrimination Agency (ADS) has declared 2012 the Year Against Age Discrimination. Under the motto “Im besten Alter. Immer” (In the Best Age, Always) the agency aims to raise awareness among citizens about the use of attributes such as "too young" or "too old", because behind them there are usually many prejudices, such as the idea that youngsters have little work experience or seniors are not very flexible.
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29/03/2012
Media from all over Europe convene at EY 2012 Journalists’ Conference
How are the European media reporting on ageing and intergenerational solidarity? Which issues are of particular interest to journalists, how can they inform themselves about these and what are the media’s burning questions for experts and policy makers?
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27/03/2012
Latvia celebrates the conference “Ageing Society: Challenges and Opportunities”
On the occasion of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, the Latvian government organised on March 23rd in Riga the conference “Ageing Society: Challenges and Opportunities.”
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27/03/2012
Malta dedicates website to European Year 2012
The Ministry of Health, Elderly and Community Care of Malta has launched a website with information about the aims of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations.
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26/03/2012
Call for papers: Learning and Active Ageing
"eLearning Papers", a European Commission’s online publication promoting the use of ICT for lifelong learning in Europe, seeks submissions for its issue number 29, which will be dedicated to Active Ageing.