AGE - European Older People's Platform

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- Structure

- Who’s who

AGE and the Media

- AGE communication to the media

- AGE in the News

AGE Factsheet

- AGE factsheets

AGE Members

- Austria

- BELGIUM

- Bulgaria

- Cyprus

- Czech Republic

- Denmark

- Estonia

- EUROPEAN FEDERATIONS

- Finland

- FRANCE

- Germany

- Greece

- Hungary

- Ireland

- Italy

- Latvia

- Lithuania

- Luxembourg

- Malta

- Netherlands

- OUTSIDE EU ORGANISATIONS

- POLAND

- PORTUGAL

- Romania

- SLOVAKIA

- Slovenia

- SPAIN

- Sweden

- Switzerland

- Turkey

- United Kingdom

AGE Publications

- Age Social Inclusion 2005-2007

- Elder abuse – a serious concern for the EU

- General leaflet on AGE

- Healthy Ageing

- Introduction to the European Institutions and the European Union Policy-Making Processes of Relevance to Older People

- Lifelong Learning - a Tool for All Ages

- Promoting Gender Equality for Older People in the EU

- Promoting the Employment of Older Workers in the EU

- Tackling Multiple Discrimination in the EU

- Towards a European Society of all Ages

Conferences

- International Conferences and Events 2008

Constitution

- Constitution

Dossiers

- UN/MIPAA

Employment

- Links

- News from AGE members

AGE position statements

- AGE Factsheet on Flexicurity

- AGE participates in seminar organised by Confédération européenne des cadres on diversity management

- AGE position on flexicurity

- AGE presentation to II Active Ageing Symposium, ASTE, Madrid, 22-23 November 2006

- Council of Europe conference - "The Situation of Elderly People in Europe" Paris, 13 September 2006

- Employment Week 2007

- Older Worker Recruitment and Retention Survey

- Report available on Intergroup on Ageing meeting on Employment of Older Workers - 15 November 2006

Official documents and consultations

- 2006 and earlier

- 2007

- 2008

European Parliament Intergroup on Ageing

- Activities

- Activities archives

- European Parties

- Links

- Membership documents

Focus

- AGE elects Elizabeth Mestheneos as its new President

- AGE launches Healthy Ageing brochure- good practice examples, recommendations and policy actions

- AGE publication: "Give a voice to Older People in Poverty and Social Exclusion!"

- INVITATION

- Launch of EC online consultation on combating discrimination in the Member States and at EU level

- Monday 17 March: EU Conference on elder abuse and quality of long term care

- New AGE Publications

- What is the EU doing in the field of social protection and social inclusion?

Forum

- Forum

Green Paper on demographic change

- Call for more and better research on population ageing in Europe

- The Impact of Ageing on Demographic Change in the EU

Health

- AGE position statements

- Links

- Official documents and consultations

Latest News

- AGE Annual Report 2006

- AGE General Assembly 2007 elects new President and welcomes Commissioner Špidla

- AGE is looking for a research project assistant

- AGE participation in Social Platform networking meeting in Bratislava on 13 December 2007

- AGE represented in academic panel discussion on NGOs at the European Union level on 21 September 2007

- AGE responds to Commission consultation on revised Impact Assessment Guidelines

- AGE response to EC Consultation on a Code of Conduct for Interest Representatives

- AGE welcomes Slovene Presidency focus on intergenerational cooperation

- European NGO networking visit to Slovenia 14-15 December 2006

- General Leaflet on AGE available

- REMINDER: Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP and co-President of the Intergroup on Ageing, and AGE would like to invite you to a reception to present the outcomes of the mature@eu project

Employment Latest News

- Adoption of AGE report on the Employment Equality Directive

- Adoption of the European Parliament report on the Employment Guidelines - a positive step forward for older workers

- AGE Analysis of the state of transposition of the Employment Directive at December 2005

- AGE calls for a new type of leave to allow workers time off to care for dependent relatives of any age

- AGE Director highlights importance of active ageing at European Congress on “Demographic Change as Opportunity: the Economic Potential of the Elderly" on 18 April 2007

- AGE highlights need to make working life more flexible for older people

- AGE participation in conference on ‘Demography and employment: what place do older workers have in tomorrow’s company’

- AGE participation in Employment Week 2007

- AGE participation in EQUAL conference on the ‘Power of Generations - Towards Age Appropriate Employment’ on 20 September 2007

- AGE Position on Flexicurity

- AGE presentation to II Active Ageing Symposium, ASTE, Madrid, on 23 November 2006

- AGE President participates in AARP employment event on changing attitudes towards older workers

- AGE response to European Commission consultation on modernising labour law

- AGE Response to the European Commission’s ’Minimum Income’ Consultation

- AGE response to the stakeholder’s questionnaire on economic migration

- AGE Statement to the Spring Council

- AGE welcomes emphasis placed on active ageing by Informal Council on Employment and Social Affairs, 5-6 July 2007

- AGE welcomes the adoption of the Joint Employment Report 2007/8

- An EU approach to managing economic migration

- Debate opened on flexicurity with the publication of EC Communication on “Towards Common Principles of Flexicurity: More and better jobs through flexibility and security”

- EC issues reasoned opinions to 11 Member States on Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC)

- Initial AGE response to EC Communication on ‘Tackling the pay gap between women and men’

- Promoting the Employment of Older Workers in the EU

- Thematic Review seminar on Social Protection Systems to Promote Employment

- Work-related stress: older workers face psychosocial risks

European Parliament Intergroup on Ageing Latest News

- "Review of the Implementation of the Employment Directive" - Intergroup on Ageing Meeting - 13 November 2007 - Strasbourg

- AGE participates in New Social Europe Debate

- AGE proposals for Intergroup on Ageing suggestions for policy priorities for party election manifestos 2009

- AGE was invited to speak at the meeting of the European Parliament Intergroup on Social Economy

- AGE-suggestions for policy priorities for party election manifestos 2009

- European Parliament adopts a report about the challenges of Demographic Change

- European Parliament Intergroup on Ageing calls for better implementation of the Employment Directive

- Intergroup on Ageing - Study on Pension Policy in EU 25 and its possible impact on Elderly Poverty

- Intergroup on Ageing meeting on Employment of Older Workers in the EU: Issues and challenges

- Outcome of Joint Intergroup meeting on the European Year - 15 February 2007

- Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP and AGE host reception to present results of mature@eu project

- Philip Bushill-Matthews, MEP and co-President of the Intergroup on Ageing, and AGE would like to invite you to a reception to present the outcomes of the mature@eu project

- Report available on Intergroup on Ageing meeting on Employment of Older Workers - 15 November 2006

Health Latest News

- ‘Better Ageing, Better Care – Exploring solutions for an ageing Europe’

- "Patient information" by pharmaceutical companies comes up against almost unanimous opposition from civil society

- “Information to patients” by pharmaceutical companies: has the debate been hijacked?

- AGE - Intel workshop: "Better Ageing Better Care" 10 October 2007

- AGE applauds the EU Health Council decision to maintain a ban on advertisement for prescription-only medicines

- AGE contributed to the Peer Review on "Freedom of Choice and Dignity for the Elderly"

- AGE contributes to the debate on information to patients

- AGE involvement in NGO preparatory meeting on the Madrid Action Plan on Ageing - Madrid, 13 June 2007

- AGE launches a Position Statement on the Development and Use of Medicinal products for Older People

- AGE launches Healthy Ageing brochure- good practice examples, recommendations and policy actions

- AGE launches its response to Communication from the Commission Consultation regarding Community action on health services

- AGE launches its Response to the Green Paper on Mental Health

- AGE Response to Consultation on Patient Safety

- AGE response to Discussion Document for a Health Strategy - Health in Europe: A Strategic Approach

- AGE Response to Green Paper: Promoting Healthy diets and Physical activity

- AGE submits reponse to public consultation - EC Legal Proposal on Information to Patients

- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 5-6 December 2007

- Forum on Nutrition in Care Homes and Home Care: how to put in place adequate strategies

- Health - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-372/04

- Health Policy Forum meeting 08 November 2007

- Healthy Ageing is Good for All

- MEPs push for more action on mental health

- Press Release: 1ST WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESSESS DAY 2006 - 15 June 2006

- Press Release: AGE calls for EU Strategy to combat elder abuse and ensure quality long-term care for the elderly

- Press Release: WORLD HEALTH DAY 2006: WORKING TOGETHER FOR HEALTH

- RIP Alliance - A pledge to fight fire with fire safer cigarettes

- Staying healthy in a heat wave: DG SANCO publishes data and advice on health impact of extreme weather

- Technical meeting to follow up the International Plan of Action on Ageing in Madrid

- WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY - 15 June 2008: My World,…Your World… Our World – Free of Elder Abuse

- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 June 2007

- World Health Day 2007 - Invest in Health, Build a Safer Future for All

Life-long learning and citizenship Latest News

- AGE Open Letter for the 50th Anniversary of signature of Treaty of Rome

- AGE Response to Green Paper - The European Research Area: New Perspectives

- AGE welcomes EC Communication on ’Communicating Europe in partnership’

- AGE welcomes new Resolution on contribution of older people to society

- Commission proposes new Citizens’ Agenda

- European Parliament adopts written declaration urging 2011 to be the European Year on Volunteering

- New AGE leaflet on ’Lifelong Learning - a Tool for All Ages’

- Older Europeans more sceptical of benefits of EU to their country

- Open Consultation on the Future Programme for Active European Citizenship

- PRESS RELEASE - 2006 SPRING SUMMIT CONCLUSIONS: THE CITIZENS ARE BACK AT THE CORE OF THE LISBON STRATEGY!