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𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁! On 30 September, AGE members elected Maria Petkova as the new President of AGE Platform Europe. 👏 A warm welcome to Maria, and a heartfelt thank you to Dr Heidrun Mollenkopf for her previous leadership from 2023 to 2026. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/4hwQF0O

It’s the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 🎉 To mark the day, we are highlighting a recent milestone: the drafting of a 𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀👵 👉 Explore how it could shape the daily lives of older people: bit.ly/4ypgAND #IDOP2026 #UNConvention #LeadWithUs

🆕 Our July'26 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 is available: mailchi.mp/age-platform... UN Convention Update: Discover what happened during the first substantive session, held in Geneva, which focused on the content of the future treaty. 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter here: bit.ly/42BTEuV #AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE

🏢 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 We’re subletting an office of around 15 m²! 📍 Location: Avenue de Tervueren 168, 6th floor (near Montgomery Metro) 🪑 Fully furnished: desks, chairs & storage 📩 Interested? Contact: hanan.soussi@age-platform.eu

🏠 The European Commission’s DG JUST has commissioned a Study on equal treatment in #housing in the EU and invites people to share their lived experience. 👥Online focus groups (June/July) 🎧1:1 interviews (online, by phone, or written contribution) 🔗 More info: www.age-platform.eu/housing-study/

📣Join us online for the 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! ▪️Tuesday, June 9, 2026 📝Register: bit.ly/AGEConf26 Discover how the UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons will be shaped and how it will deliver real change in practice. #AGEConf26 #AGEPlatformEurope #AWorldforAllAges

🚨 The first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy has been released. It is encouraging to see old-age poverty recognised as a priority. An important step forward. 👏 Now, the real work begins: ensuring ambitious, inclusive and rights-based implementation that truly leaves no one behind. #EndPoverty

Happy EU Day of Solidarity between Generations! 🧓👴👦 This year, discover a series of videos featuring personal testimonies and explore initiatives from AGE members. 👉 www.age-platform.eu/eu-day-of-solidarity-between-generations-why-intergenerational-solidarity-matters-more-than-ever

🆕 Our Mar'26 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 is now available: mailchi.mp/age-platform... Discover the key takeaways from the start of drafting at the 1st Working Group Session on the UN Convention. 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter here: bit.ly/42BTEuV #AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE

🆕 Good news from Cyprus: after persistent advocacy by our members PA.SY.D.Y. and Cyprus Third Age Observatory, the Cyprus Parliament has passed a new law protecting older drivers from unfair insurance practices. 🚗🧓 👉Find out more: www.age-platform.eu/cyprus-new-l... #EuropeforAllAges

🔜Ageing with a Disability: Challenges, Practices & Policy Perspectives Join our upcoming webinar organised in the framework of the 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 – 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 project. 📅 23 March 🕥 10:30–13:00 CET 💻 Online Agenda: lnkd.in/e8PAUhcc 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/e-QU9Bme #EuropeforAllAges

EU Intergenerational Fairness Strategy: a missed opportunity to shape a future where all generations can flourish. 🧓👦 🎥 Watch our 1-min video to see why Europe needs an EU Action Plan to Combat Ageism 📖 More info: www.age-platform.eu/eu-intergenerational-fairness-strategy-a-missed-opportunity

📣 The Age friendly Conversations, an initiative of the WHO Global Network for Age Friendly Cities and Communities, is launching its 1st session, hosted by AGE. 🗓 26 March 2026 | ⏰ 15:00–16:30 CET 🎙 Featuring our Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi 👉 www.age-platform.eu/event/age-fr...

📢 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 We invite older people and those who work with or for older people to take part in a 15-min survey for the project “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴” in which AGE is a partner. 👉 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Our Sec. Gen., Maciej Kucharczyk, and Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, met with Slovenia’s Ambassador to the UN, H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, during the ongoing negotiations on the new UN Convention.🤝 We look forward to continuing our collaboration as this important process progresses! #WorldForAllAges

🚨 Today in Geneva: The drafting process for the UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons has begun!🧓👴 AGE and its Members, alongside GAROP are there to ensure that older people’s voices are heard. 📄 Read the discussion paper: rightsofolderpeople.org/wp-content/u...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻.🚨 2 decisions risk weakening its impact: ➡️ Migrants & undocumented people removed from vulnerable groups. ➡️ The European Platform on Combatting Homelessness role reduced. 👉More info: www.eapn.eu/eu-anti-pove... #EndPoverty

✍️ As the UN is about to begin drafting a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, our President reminds us that 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 👴🧓 🎥 Watch the full message: youtu.be/hOMt4bPs7YI 👇 #WorldforAllAges #GlobalRally2026 #AgeingEqual

We, along with our coalition partners, call on the MEPs to support the EMPL position on the 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. 👉 Find out more about the 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: www.age-platform.eu/age-takes-pa... #EndPoverty #SocialJustice #EUPolicy

We had the first 2026 meeting of the European care alliance this week where we planned out our actions for 2026 to help strengthen care systems across the EU. 🖇️ Check out more here: coface-eu.org/european-car...

Help us build a #WorldforAllAges 🌍 A new UN Convention to protect human rights in old age is about to be drafted. 🎥 Watch the 1-min video to discover why the support of all generations is key. 👉 More info: www.age-platform.eu/un-convention-on-the-human-rights-of-older-persons #AgewithRights

#AgeingisLiving Leadership Course – Apply by 16 Feb Join WHO/Europe’s flagship 2026 programme to strengthen leadership for healthy ageing in Europe. 🔸Free course in Bilbao (travel/accommodation not included). 🔸40 places only! 🔸Apply now: bit.ly/49U1V20 @geronews.bsky.social

🆕 Our Jan'26 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 is now available: mailchi.mp/age-platform... Find out what's next for age equality in 2026. 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter here: bit.ly/42BTEuV #AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE

Watch the interview w/Nena Georgantzi to better understand why this Convention matters for all generations, and how it can help ensure that we can all age with rights 🤝🌍 🎥 www.age-platform.eu/nena-georgantzi-interview-on-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-older-persons-spanish #WorldforAllAges

We kicked off 2026 with a meeting with Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on the next steps EU can take to make ageing w/ rights a global standard. "You can count on me to be strong advocate for women and men of all ages!" EU Commissioner Lahbib We look forward to continuing our collaboration!

🆕 #GOLDProject Update: Inspiring practices AGE as one of the partners, participated in mapping the key legal and policy frameworks on ageing and disability. We also conducted 40 interviews with ageing persons with disabilities, professionals, and family carers. 🔗 gold-project.eu/an-interacti...

🏆 AGE Member CTAO Wins the Human Rights Award 2025 Congratulations to our member CTAO on receiving this award, in recognition of its contributions to advancing the rights of older people in Cyprus and at EU level 👏 🔗 Find out more: www.age-platform.eu/age-member-c... #EuropeforAllAges

Violence against older women is often hidden - but it’s real. During #16DaysofActivism, the #MARVOWProject conference, a project AGE is partnering in, shines a light on this abuse and empowers communities to take action. 👉Be part of the change: marvow.eu/events-train... #ViolenceAgainstOlderWomen

📝 On 3 Dec 2025, the EMPL Committee adopted its position on the upcoming EU #AntiPovertyStrategy, urging a comprehensive, ambitious and well-funded plan with meaningful targets. We call on MEPs to uphold this ambition in January’s plenary vote. 🗳️ 🔗 Read more: www.age-platform.eu/european-par...

🔜𝗨𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Join us on 3 Feb 2026 in Brussels for the #MARVOWProject 2.0 conference, a project AGE is partnering in. Be part of shaping safer futures for older women! 🔗 More info: marvow.eu/unseen-no-mo... #16DaysofActivism #ViolenceAgainstOlderWomen

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities! How can an EU Action Plan to combat ageism help safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities? 👉Find out more here: www.edf-feph.org/blog/closing... @myedf.bsky.social #IDPD #IDPD2025 #ageism #disabilityrights #DisabilityVoice

🤝Join us this #GivingTuesday to support age equality. Your support helps us push for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons and fight all forms of ageism. 👉Every contribution makes a difference: bit.ly/DonateAgeEquality #AGEPlatformEurope #AWorldforAllAges #AgeingEqual #Ageing

🤝 Thanks to our Members for contributing to the #AGEBarometer2025! This edition reflects a shared effort by the AGE Employment and Participation Task Force and our wider network. Thanks to our Members, we gathered key insights into the challenges facing #olderworkers. 📥 bit.ly/age-barometer-2025

🆕 The #AGEBarometer2025 is out now! How are #digitalisation, the #GreenTransition and persistent #LabourShortages affecting #OlderWorkers? Discover inspiring practices gathered by AGE members that promote inclusion and support quality working lives. 📥 Download now: bit.ly/age-barometer-2025

🔜 Join the upcoming EU Health Policy Platform webinar, co-organised with Hearing Health Forum EU, to explore how a life-course-informed, rights-based approach to hearing care can promote active and healthy ageing. 🔗 Register here: www.age-platform.eu/event/beyond... Don’t miss out!

🆕Our President, Heidrun Mollenkopf, is representing AGE and BAGSO at the #WorldSocialSummit in Doha. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁. She will emphasise the importance of building a society for all ages. 🎥 Watch her statement ⬇️ #EuropeforAllAges #AgeingEqual

⏳ 5 days left to register! How can policy help societies adapt to demographic change and strengthen bonds across generations? Our Sec. Gen. Maciej Kucharczyk joins the #FutuRes project debate. 👉 Register: www.age-platform.eu/event/panel-... Join the debate and help shape EU’s resilient future. 💬

To mark the UN International Day of Care and Support on 29th of October, the European Care Alliance urges the EU to earmark dedicated funding for care and support services in the next EU long-term budget. Read more 👉 coface-eu.org/european-car... #CareAndSupport #EUCareStrategy #SocialEurope

As part of the 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗣𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, AGE is calling for a strategy that tackles root causes, like discrimination and lack of access to rights, and includes the perspectives of older people. ➡️Read our statement here: www.age-platform.eu/eradicating-... #EndPoverty

🆕 The EU Parliament Intergenerational Forum has officially been launched! Led by MEPs @idoiamendia.bsky.social and Michał Szczerba, the event featured Commissioners Glenn Micallef and Dubravka Šuica, and AGE members. This Forum aims to shape the upcoming EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness!

MEP @idoiamendia.bsky.social, co-chair of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, in which AGE takes part, called for the upcoming EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness to: ✅ Combat #ageism ✅ Build an intergenerational pact where people of all ages can thrive together 🤝 Thank you!

📢 Our Sec. Gen. @mjkucharczyk.bsky.social will join the panel on “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁” during the final stakeholder conference of the #FutuRes project. 📅 Tuesday, 4 Nov 2025 | 🕕 18:00 (CEST) 📍 Brussels, Belgium 👉Register: www.age-platform.eu/event/panel-...

✅ We’ve wrapped up the #AgeingisLiving Workshop! AGE Members were consulted, and one key takeaway is that a meaningful life should be possible at every stage of life, supported by age-friendly cities that are accessible, affordable, and welcoming to all. Thanks #WHOEurope @geronews.bsky.social

🔛 We are in Copenhagen for the workshop Shaping the Future of #HealthyAgeing, co-organised by @whoeurope.bsky.social and AGE. 🤝 Our Members are contributing to the future strategy #AgeingisLiving to ensure realities of older persons of today and tomorrow will be represented. @geronews.bsky.social

At @whoeurope.bsky.social today w/ @ageplatformeu.bsky.social working to ensure our new Strategy on Ageing is grounded in the lived realities of older persons. Together we turn vision into action — because #AgeingIsLiving @natasha_azzmus

"Every stage of life deserves equal respect, opportunity and access." For the International Day of Older Persons, we share a special message from Sirpa Rautio, Director of the @fra.europa.eu 👵👦 👉 www.age-platform.eu/internationa... #IDOP #AgeDiscrimination www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_GF...

In celebration of the International Day of Older Persons, EU Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social shared a special message recognising the potential and contributions of older people as the backbone of our societies and families. 👉 www.age-platform.eu/internationa... #AgeingEqual #IDOP #IDOP2025

Supporting @ageplatformeu.bsky.social’s International Day of Older People #IDOP2025 campaign, the @fra.europa.eu calls for intergenerational fairness. 🗩By strengthening the connections between young and old, we can build a more resilient, just and inclusive Europe for all generations.

👵👴 Today is the International Day of Older Persons! We’re launching our Proposal for an EU Action Plan to Combat #Ageism: 9 key initiatives to embed age equality across EU policy. 👉 www.age-platform.eu/solidarity-b... #IDOP #IDOP2025 #AgeingEqual #AgeDiscrimination

💬“If you had to choose one word to describe a world where old age is met with respect, not barriers, what would it be?” With the International Day of Older Persons just around the corner, we’ve invited our Members to share their experiences.👇 ℹ️More info: www.age-platform.eu/internationa... #IDOP