The European Year for Active The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Ageing and Solidarity Between

GenerationsGenerationsSven MatzkeSven Matzke

Team leader for the European Year 2012Team leader for the European Year 2012

Rapid growth of older population, shrinking labour force

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Year-on-year changes in age groups 20-64 and 65+

European Year 2012 – key messages

We don’t need to fear population ageing if we:- stay healthy longer- create more opportunities for older workers- allow older people to remain active in society- build an age-friendly environment

Active ageing is key response for tackling population ageing and preserving solidarity between generations

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The Scope of Active Ageing

Employment

Social Participation

Independent Living

• Promote healthy ageing at work• Adapt work places• Access to life-long learning• Incentives for longer working lives

• Promote senior volunteering• Support for family carers • Cultural and social activities • Adult learning

• Healthy ageing• Age-friendly goods and services• Accessible transport and housing• Maximising autonomy in LTC

Active Ageing and Europe 2020

Employment target of 75% out of reach without more employment of older workers

Lifting 20 mio people out of poverty might not be achievable if rise of old age poverty

Crucial role of active ageing for adequate and sustainable pension systems (white paper)

Active ageing calls for innovation in many areas (close link to the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy ageing)

EY2012 - goals

Move towards a positive perception of ageing and older people

Awareness raising and… …mobilising policy makers and

stakeholders Commitments for specific initiatives

How older people are perceived

Age-friendly environment

How to improve the local environment?

Consultative committees of older people

Commitment process

Stakeholders at all levels are invited to commit to activities and objectives

Commission documents commitments and activities on the EY 2012 website

Commitments can relate to many areas and take different forms:

- public debate or events to raise awareness- research and analysis - projects, comprehensive strategies, action programmes

Examples for commitments

National governments Raise the employment rates of older workers Combat age discrimination Promote access of older people to education and ICT

Local and regional authorities Join the Age-friendly City Programme of WHO Increase opportunities for senior volunteering Launch intergenerational housing projects

Companies and social partners Offer flexible transitions to retirement Promote mentoring schemes Adapt working conditions to the needs of older workers

EY 2012 - financial resources

Budget limited to € 5 mio (2011-2012) to be spent at EU-level

No additional financial means for Member States via national budgets (as EY2009)

Number of EU funding programmes support projects related to active ageing

Launch events

EY2012 – key partners

Member States: national coordinators Stakeholders: EY2012 coalition (50 members) Regional and local authorities European Parliament, CoR, EESC Getting relevant Commission services and

agencies involved (funding programmes, events)

EC Representations, EDICs and EP Information Offices

Publications of European Commission

Funding brochure - How to promote active ageing in Europe (Oct 2011, EN/FR/DE)

Eurostat – Statistical Portrait (Jan 2012, EN)

Eurobarometer (Jan 2012)

EU policies for promoting active ageing (May 2012, all languages)

Generations@school project

Intergenerational encounters around the European Day of Solidarity between Generations - April 29th

All schools in Europe are invited to open their doors to older people

Main target group are primary schools What does ageing mean? What does it

mean to be young? What can we do together?

Toolkit available online EDICs receive 200 leaflets plus 50 pens

Possible involvement of cities/regions

Spread the news (video clip, leaflet, EU website, newsletter)

Launch new initiatives or organise events with relevant stakeholders

Make your initiatives visibible on EY2012 website

Promote generations@school action

Calendar Jan/March National launch conferences 19/20 Mar Media conference 7 AprilWorld Health Day on Health and Ageing 29 April European Day of Solidarity between

Generations 4 June Good governance for promoting active ageing 19/20 Sept UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing in

Vienna 24/27 Sept Ambient Assisted Living Forum, Eindhoven

(INFSO) 1 October International Day of Older People 13 Nov Award ceremony in Brussels 19/20 Nov conference on adult learning (EAC) December Closing conference in Cyprus

List with links for resources European Year 2012 leaflet in 23 languages

http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/how-do-we-want-to-grow-old--pbKE3011406/

European Year 2012 official video clip in 23 languageshttp://europa.eu/ey2012/ey2012main.jsp?catId=1003&langId=en

Promotional materialhttp://europa.eu/ey2012/ey2012main.jsp?catId=1007&langId=en

Toolkit for Generations@school projecthttp://www.historypin.com/gats/en/

Brochure on funding opportunities in EN/R/DEhttp://bookshop.europa.eu/en/how-to-promote-active-ageing-in-europe-pbKE3211749/

Eurostat brochure in ENhttp://bookshop.europa.eu/en/active-ageing-and-solidarity-between-generations-pbKSEP11001/

Eurobarometer on Active Ageinghttp://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_379_360_en.htm

Poster

http://www.active-ageing-2012.eu