AGE Platform Europe

Goodbye X, Hello BlueSky! 👋 We’re now on BlueSky, alongside Facebook & LinkedIn, sharing updates on ageing issues and our advocacy work. 🚀 We’re discontinuing our presence on X as it no longer aligns with our core values. 👉Follow us on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/agepla…

📣Join the Effort to Combat #Ageism and #AgeDiscrimination in the EU Have you faced age discrimination or ageism? Or are you part of a Civil Society Organisation working on these issues? 👉 Support us in shaping the future policies around #AgeEquality: bit.ly/AgeismStudy

📨Check out the letter from our Secretary General, Maciej Kucharczyk, reaffirming AGE’s commitment to its mission as we move into 2025 and a new policy cycle: bit.ly/3ByjaZy #AgeEquality #AgewithRights #WorldforAllAges

🆕 Our Dec'24 newsletter is here! ➡️bit.ly/4fj0Hhs 🎯EU Commissioners’ Hearings: we summarised insights from 5 Commissioners to identify which portfolios are best aligned with leading on age equality issues. 📖 See more highlights in the full newsletter #CoverAGE

🌍 It's #HumanRightsDay! Check out the #AgeWithRights & Dignity Podcast, featuring @NenaGeorgantzi (from AGE) & campaigners discussing how to strengthen @GAROP_Sec's call for a #UNConvention on older persons' rights. 🔗 Listen: bit.ly/4irbr09 #OlderPeople #HumanRights

It was a pleasure to talk about the interaction of ageism, ableism and legal capacity. Thank you for the valuable exchange on this important matter! @k_langensiepen @AGE_PlatformEU @Europarl_DE @Europarl_EN

Un placer poder hablar sobre políticas de envejecimiento con Claudia Mahler @IE_OlderPersons, experta independiente de la ONU sobre los derechos de las personas mayores

📣The #MARVOWProject 2.0 Trainers Manual is now online! 📖marvow.eu/marvow-2-0-tra… This Manual focuses on the particularities of #ViolenceAgainstOlderWomen and helps professionals understand the need for specialised support services. #16DaysofActivism #16Days #AWorldforAllAges

📣 Calling Civil Society Organisations! Join @bagso_de 's online session: “An Engaged Civil Society as an Engine for an #AgeFriendly Society: An International Exchange” 🗓 When? 11 Dec 2024 | 🕒 2:30–4:30 PM CET 🌐 More info: bit.ly/4g8EmUF @NgoAgeing @UNECE @BMFSFJ

🤝 At the final #SEE_U_Project event, participants highlighted the importance of #IntergenerationalSolidarity in creating #AgeFriendly societies, with @entrages_asbl (AGE member) showcasing inspiring work on this topic. 💡 More info: age-platform.eu/see_u-final-ev… #DigitalEmpowerment

📣 The final event of the #SEE_U_Project, in which AGE is partnering with, showcased 2 years of work promoting digital inclusion for older adults. 🌍📱 🔗 Download the SEE-U Handbook and learn more about the project: age-platform.eu/see_u-final-ev… #DigitalInclusion #LifelongLearning

💊📄Medicine Information Leaflets: Paper or Digital? Both! AGE endorses a joint statement calling on the EU to maintain paper medicine package leaflets and to use electronic options as a complementary tool. 👉Learn more: bit.ly/3Zqh0Vj #AWorldforAllAges #medicine

Today marks the 7th Anniversary of the EU Pillar of #SocialRights! 👉 We’re resharing our #AGEManifesto2024, calling on the EU to address population ageing and build a society for all ages. Let's ensure a Europe where EVERYONE thrives at every age! 👉 age-manifesto.eu

@mjkucharczyk @AGE_PlatformEU was very disappointed by the lack of a white paper after the #AgeingEU green paper. We have the #EUCareStrategy as only tangible outcome - it is important but not the encompassing policy that we need. - @mjkucharczyk

There are many challenges linked to ageing, in particular on pensions, but the first thing should be to give people of all ages an equal place in society, such as by the Equal Treatment Directive @mjkucharczyk at @EU_AEIP Annual Conference

As part of the @eunavigate project, AGE recently held a user forum on dignified and healthy #ageing. 🧓👴💬 AGE Members stressed that good care must prioritise autonomy, respect, and compassionate support from #carers. ℹ️ Learn more: age-platform.eu/how-can-naviga… #AWorldforAllAges

📣Congrats to Ina Voelcker from AGE’s German Member @bagso_de on being appointed as the Steering Group co-chair of the @GAROP_Sec, alongside Rose Gahire! We will continue to collaborate closely with GAROP on the #AGEwithrights campaign! 👉More info: rightsofolderpeople.org/selection-of-n…

🗣️ Share Your Insights on Gendered Dimensions of Care! @UN_WGDAWG seeks your input on policies for care receivers and caregivers (paid or unpaid) for a report to the Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) in June 2025 📝Complete the questionnaire by 25 Nov'24: ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

📣 New St@ndbyMe Event on #DigitalLiteracy! 🗓️ 20 Nov | Brussels, Belgium Join St@ndbyMe's event focused on the challenges that #olderadults and their #caregivers face within the ongoing #digitalisation. ✍️ Register here: age-platform.eu/event/stndbyme… #AWorldforAllAges

Starting today, AGE will closely follow the Commissioners' Hearings. We are concerned by the lack of a standalone Commissioner for #Equality and the omission of an EU #AgeEquality Strategy in the mission letters. 👉 Full statement: bit.ly/why-no-commiss… #EuropeforAllAges