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02/03/2012
Luxembourg launches European Year 2012
The "Get Involved!" event took place on Monday, February 27th at the Maison de l’Europe in Luxembourg with the presence of Marie-Josée Jacobs, the Minister of Family and Integration, and Georges Bingen, Head of the European Comission representation in Luxembourg.
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02/03/2012
Minister Drabek opens the European Year 2012 in the Czech Republic
The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 was launched on March 1st with a conference at Cerninsky Palace, Prague.
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01/03/2012
Call for the eInclusion 2012 awards
The European Commission has established the eInclusion awards to raise awareness, encourage participation and recognise excellence and good practice in using ICT and digital technology to tackle social and digital exclusion across Europe. The scheme ran for the first time in 2008 (view the winners).
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01/03/2012
Official launch of the European Year 2012 in Portugal
The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations was officially launched in Portugal on February 28th at an event which took place at the Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon.
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01/03/2012
Opening event of the European Year 2012 in France
The launch of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in France took place on February 28th at the premises of the ministries of Work, Employment and Health in Paris.
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29/02/2012
New proposals on raw materials, agriculture and healthy ageing to boost European competitiveness
The European Commission has today proposed decisive action to meet three key challenges facing our society, in areas that are crucial to growth and jobs: the supply of raw materials, sustainable agriculture, and active and healthy ageing.
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29/02/2012
The launch of the generations@school website
The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations branches out!
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24/02/2012
First progress report on Germany's age-friendly work environments
The German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) has launched the first edition of the “Progress Report on age-friendly work environments”.
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23/02/2012
The Committee of Regions celebrates a Forum on the European Year 2012
International debate in Brussels on active ageing policies.
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21/02/2012
Slovenia launches the European Year and presents its seven National Ambassadors
Slovenia's authorities launched the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations on February 16th in Ljubljana, during an event in which the objectives of the year and its seven high-profile National Ambassadors were presented to the public.