1. The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations
Monika FEDEROWICZ

2. Rapid growth of older population, shrinking labour force
Year-on-year changes in age groups and 65+

3. Assumptions of population ageing

4. 55% are not concerned about ageing population

5. How older people are perceived

6. The Scope of Active Ageing
Employment
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
Social Participation
Independent Living 6

7. The European Year 2012: Goals
Move towards a positive perception of ageing and older people – ageing as an achievement
Focus on opportunities, rather than threats and constraints
Awareness raising and…
…mobilising policy makers and stakeholders
Commitments for specific initiatives

8. EY2012 – key partners Member States: national coordinators
Stakeholders: EY2012 coalition (50 members)
Regional and local authorities
European Parliament, CoR, EESC
Relevant Commission services and agencies (funding programmes, events)
Commission Representations, Europe Direct offices and EP Information Offices

9. Commitments - Award scheme 2012
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

10. 29/04 - European Day of Solidarity Between Generations
bring together students and older people and talk what it means to get older and how older and younger people can collaborate for a better life
in Panoramio group – 300 schools registered, 66 with photos
Similar action around 1/10/2012 – Senior Day
12/05/2012 – Open Day BERL

11. 29/04 - European Day of Solidarity Between Generations
bring together students and older people and talk what it means to get older and how older and younger people can collaborate for a better life
in Panoramio group – 300 schools registered, 66 with photos
Similar action around 1/10/2012 – Senior Day
12/05/2012 – Open Day BERL

12. Good governance conference 4 June 2012
To check how government at various levels can cooperate in designing effective, comprehensive strategies for active and healthy ageing.
Authorities at various levels and the stakeholders will discuss how they can move forward together — each in their own area of responsibility.
The real life examples

13. Publications of European Commission
Leaflet "How do we want to grow old?" (all languages)
Funding brochure
"How to promote active ageing in Europe" (Oct 2011, EN/FR/DE)
Eurostat – Statistical Portrait (Jan 2012, EN)
Eurobarometer (Jan 2012)
How EU promotes policies for active ageing (June 2012, all languages)
Ageing booklet (demography, active ageing and pensions)