Banner promoting March 2026 Newsletter by AGE Platform Europe.

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Discover the key takeaways from the start of drafting at the 1st Working Group Session on the UN Convention.
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#AGEPlataformEurope #CoverAGE

Cyprus: New Law Protects Older Drivers Following AGE Members’ Advocacy AGE Members from AGE Platform Europe PA.SY.D.Y. Pensioners’ Union Cyprus Third Age Observatory

🆕 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

𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 – 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 project. Ageing with a Disability: Challenges, Practices & Policy Perspectives 23 March 2026 10:30–13:00 CET Online

🔜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

Age friendly Conversations Poster - 26 March 2026 - 15:00–16:30 CET - Featuring our Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi

📣 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...

Your opinion matters

📢 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...

AGE Secretary General, Maciej Kucharczyk, AGE Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, and Slovenia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan.

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

UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons - First Working Group in Geneva

UN Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons - First Working Group in Geneva

🚨 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...

EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Report adopted: Civil society welcomes Parliament’s vote but report still leaves many behind - EAPN PDF Version 16 February 2026 On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the European Parliament adopted its position on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy of the European Commission. The report sends a…

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

Message from Dr Heidrun Mollenkopf for the Age With Rights campaign Global Rally 2026 YouTube video by Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People

✍️ 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 call MEPs to adopt the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Report! The European Parliament must send a strong message to the European Commission: the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy must be comprehensive, ambitious and well funded.

We urge on MEPs to adopt the European Parliament’s Report on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy and recognise it as undermining fundamental rights and to put forward concrete measures and targets to work towards the eradication of poverty.

List of Signatories: AGE Platform Europe, ATD Fourth World, COFACE Families Europe, Emmaus Europe, European Anti-Poverty Network, Eurochild, Eurodiaconia, European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network, FEANTSA, IGLYO (The International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation), Save the Children, SMES-Europe, Social Platform, TGEU — Trans Europe and Central Asia

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

Pictures of the meeting

Pictures of the meeting

Pictures of the meeting

Pictures of the meeting

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

Leadership course on Ageing is Living: unlocking the potential of population ageing – 2026 edition: applications now open! The aim of the course is to equip regional, national and local government officials (in decision-making and coordination roles), politicians, senior managers and media and communication specialists wi...

#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

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"This Convention will change this perspective by ensuring that rights - all rights - are fully recognised at every stage of life." - Nena Georgantzi, Human Rights Manager of AGE Platform Europe

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

From left to right: AGE Platform Europe's Secretary-General, Maciej Kucharczyk, EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, AGE Platform Europe's President Heidrun Mollenkopf, and AGE Platform Europe's Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi

From left to right: AGE Platform Europe's Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, AGE Platform Europe's Secretary-General, Maciej Kucharczyk, and AGE Platform Europe's President Heidrun Mollenkopf

From left to right: EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, Member of its Cabinet, Halliki VOOLMA and DG JUST Policy Officer, Michal WIKTOROWICZ

All Meeting Participants seated at the table: AGE Platform Europe's Secretary-General, Maciej Kucharczyk, EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, AGE Platform Europe's President Heidrun Mollenkopf, and AGE Platform Europe's Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi From left to right: AGE Platform Europe's Head of Advocacy, Nena Georgantzi, AGE Platform Europe's Secretary-General, Maciej Kucharczyk, and AGE Platform Europe's President Heidrun Mollenkopf, EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, Member of its Cabinet, Halliki VOOLMA and DG JUST Policy Officer, Michal WIKTOROWICZ

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!

Getting Older With a Disability

🆕 #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 Cyprus Third Age Observatory Wins the Human Rights Award 2025

🏆 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

"Gender-based violence does not stop with a certain age. Yet, gender-based violence against older women remains largely invisible and overlooked in policymaking"

"Let's not forget older women. Let's call on the European Commission to create an ambitious Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 that combats gender-based violence against ALL women."

"Older women face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination that accumulate over the lifetime, all of which create specific situations of vulnerability to abuse and neglect"

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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MUST STRONGLY SUPPORT AN AMBITIOUS EU ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY. We urge MEPs to back the EMPL Committee report at the January plenary. This first-ever Strategy must be comprehensive, ambitious, and equipped with meaningful targets to eradicate poverty.

📝 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...

Marvow 2.0 Project Conference - Unseen No More: Protecting Older Women from Violence

🔜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

"Older persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by poverty, exclusion, and discrimination. (...) A robust action plan to combat ageism would fill this gap, building on the Disability Strategy while ensuring that ageing policies work for older persons with disabilities too." Nena Georgantzi, Human Rights Manager of AGE Platform Europe

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

Giving Tuesday - Donate - Support our mission to create a society for all ages

🤝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

Group photo of the AGE Task Force on Employment and Participation

🤝 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

New launch AGE BAROMETER 2025 Older workers and the future of work: Navigating digitalisation, the green transition, and labour shortages Download

🆕 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

Beyond Ageing: A European Hearing Health Agenda for Inclusion and Economic Participation - Webinar

🔜 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

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁” at the final stakeholder conference of the FutuRes Policy Lab – Towards a Resilient Future of Europe project.

⏳ 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. 💬

Care alliance logos

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