Special Briefing
AGE Platform Europe is actively involved in the debate around the need for a new international instrument on the rights of older persons. Through our participation we represent the views of our members in the United Nations. As the discussions are progressing mobilisation at national level is crucial. This Special Briefing gives an overview of the state of the art and makes suggestions about initiating a dialogue within your country.
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AGE News
AGE secretariat moved to a new office in early January. Our address is now: Avenue de Tervueren, 168, Box 2
1150 Brussels, Belgium
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The UN OEWG held its 7th meeting at the UN headquarters in New York from 12 to 15 December 2016, in which several governments from all regions of the world took part, as well as approximately 80 representatives of civil society. AGE Platform Europe (AGE) was represented by Ebbe Johansen, Vice-President and Nena Georgantzi, Policy Officer. Heidrun Mollenkopf, Vice-President of AGE also participated on behalf of our German association, BAGSO. In addition our members and experts from the UK (Age UK International) and France (FIAPA) attended the meeting.
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AGE Platform Europe was one of the partners of the European Summit on Active and Healthy Ageing organised by the European Commission in partnership with the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions on 6-7 December 2016. The event gathered more than 1600 participants from a variety of sectors (industry, public authorities, research, civil society,…) to debate, share experience and build partnership on the use and development of digital solutions to promote active and healthy ageing and support the ‘Silver Economy’ in Europe.
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Especially in the digital field, standards can make our lives safer and simpler by ensuring the accessibility and compatibility of products. As an end-users’ organisation, AGE aims to contribute to standardisation to support the adaptation of goods, services and environments to the needs of the ageing population. This is why since October 2016, AGE is involved in the PROGRESSIVE project for Progressive Standards around ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing.
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In response to the public consultation on the EU Pillar of Social Rights, which aimed at more convergence between EU countries in the fields of employment and social inclusion, AGE has published its contribution bringing older persons’ perspective in this key debate.
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As part of our involvement in the FamiliesAndSocieties project, AGE Platform Europe has interviewed Mr Bernhard Riederer, researcher of the work package on Foresight.
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Adopted in April 2002, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) is a comprehensive action plan bringing governments, civil society and other stakeholders together for building a society for all ages.
Collecting AGE members’ feedback, AGE has drafted its contribution to 2017 review of the MIPAA RIS (Regional Implementation Strategy) across the European Union.
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This year’s UN International Day of Older Persons urges for ‘taking a stand against ageism’ and rethink our views and attitudes towards the older generation, underlining the prevalence and detrimental impact of ageism, i.e. the stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups on the basis of their age.
To mark that Day, AGE co-organized a joint event at the European Parliament.
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Members' News
Ahead of the German election planned in September 2017, AGE’s German member organisations VDK and BAGSO have co-signed - together with 13 other German organisations - a Joint Declaration on Accessibility.
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Following the release of national statistics on unmet care needs - which increase with age - the UK governement has announced extra funding for social care. Age UK welcomes the news but fears it 'will make little practical difference to most older people'.
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Other News
In December, the Council of ministers of the EU has finally adopted the revised ‘Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision’ (IORP-II), regulating occupational pensions, after the approval of the European Parliament in its plenary session. AGE has been accompanying the revision process started in 2014 and welcomes the adoption of the revision, while regretting that important improvements have been left out of the proposal.
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In December 2016 the European Commission proposed a revision of the legislation on social security coordination. This legislation clarifies which social security system covers a citizen that moves to another European Union country and their rights to services and benefits.
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The 4-year European project Families and Societies, investigating changes in family formation and structures in the broader context of societal changes, is coming to an end. AGE Platform has been part of it, focusing in particular in the research on “Intergenerational linkages in the family: the organisation of caring and financial responsibilities”.
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Good Practices
In New York, the online knitwear brand Wooln, created by two young French entrepreneurs, sells wollen clothes and accessories knitted by retired older women.
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Call for Proposals
Calls for proposals are available on AGE website at:
http://age-platform.eu/publication-type/call-proposals
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Did you know that...?
According to a US research older workers make up for a decline in “fluid intelligence”- the ability to solve new problems - with improved “crystallized intelligence,” or the learned knowledge and experience they accumulate over the years.
Read More: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/the-types-of-intelligence-that-ma...
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