News
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19/02/2013
Vision loss is no longer an inevitable part of getting older, according to new report presented by the International Federation on Ageing
A report just released by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) calls for increased public education and awareness programmes, improved public policies and greater integration of preventive eye health interventions into public health systems.
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18/02/2013
The social economy brings new business to France – and Europe
Already very developed in France, the social economy is highly relevant for the EU’s Europe 2020 strategy.
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11/02/2013
European Commission publishes the brochure 'Active and Healthy Ageing - For you & with you´
“Active and Healthy Ageing - For you & with you” is a new brochure published by the European Commission to highlight the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow related to demographic ageing in Europe.
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08/02/2013
European employer organisations call policy-makers to create the necessary conditions for an effective active ageing in the workplace
The European cross-industry employer organisations BUSINESSEUROPE, CEEP and UEAPME have drawn up 10 key messages for policy-makers in order to create the necessary conditions for active ageing to be an efficient and well-functioning policy principle in Europe.
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01/02/2013
Berner Oy receives a National Prize in Finland for its Seniors Programme
The Finnish National Prize for Innovative Practices in Employment and Social Policy was awarded on January 15th to Berner Oy, a family company founded in 1883. The biannual award is handed out for activities or innovative approaches that have supported wellbeing at work among older employees and their ability to cope, or their prospects for employment. The prize, which is worth 40,000 Euros, was presented by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen.
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24/01/2013
Munich celebrates with a party the success of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
The City of Munich held on January 17th a big farewell party to the European Year 2012, in which it was actively involved with a special programme including 200 different events, from lectures to courses, excursions and concerts.
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22/01/2013
Put your organisation on the map…the European map of eInclusion
The European Commission JRC-IPTS is conducting jointly with DG-CONNECT the MIREIA (Measuring the Impact of eInclusion Intermediary Actors) project which aims at better understanding the role of e-Inclusion intermediary actors and to create adequate instruments to facilitate the demonstration of their outcomes and their contribution to the achievement of European e-Inclusion policy goals.
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16/01/2013
European Commission publishes brochure analysing the importance of promoting senior entrepreneurship
The European Commission and OECD have joined forces to produce “Policy Brief on Senior Entrepreneurship”, a brochure which emphasises the importance of a shift in entrepreneurship policy to encourage older people to become more active.
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16/01/2013
How Norway promotes good living conditions for children and youth
Tackling child poverty has been high on the Norwegian political agenda for over a decade.
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15/01/2013
The age preferred for retirement by Norwegians has increased 3.4 years, according to annual Senior Policy Barometer
The Centre for Senior Policy (CSP) has presented its 10th “Norwegian Senior Policy Barometer”, carried out in 2012 in cooperation with IPSOS and the Norwegian Social Research Institute (NOVA).