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http://ilc-europe.org 27-10-2021 12:13:48
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🏅 Last week, we hosted an awards ceremony in Paris ahead of the #Olympics to showcase which nations perform the best on healthy ageing. 🇪🇺 Dubravka Šuica accepted 🥉 on behalf of the EU for the "relay race" - watch her acceptance speech 👇️ youtu.be/fk5Ol0tiQCQ?si…

📨 Open Letter to Ursula von der Leyen: We're concerned about the #EUCommission not prioritising #AgeEquality in its agenda. 🚫#Agediscrimination remains the most socially accepted and least legally protected form of discrimination in the EU. 📄 Read our letter:age-platform.eu/open-letter-be…


Today is the #Olympics opening ceremony! Our #GoingForGold project with Int Longevity Centre & @ILC_France finds that if there was an Olympics for healthy ageing, 23 countries and territories would win medals across 8 different disciplines... Find out who wins 👇️ ilcuk.org.uk/from-bahrain-t…

New EU_Eurostat data shows the average EU citizen can expect to live 62.6 years in good health. Int Longevity Centre #PreventionIndex data suggests the EU ranks 2nd out of 12 country blocs for healthy life expectancy. Eurostat 👉️ ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati… Index 👉️ ilcuk.org.uk/preventioninde…



Our latest newsletter is now available! 📰 🥇 Who wins gold for healthy ageing? 📢 AGE Platform Europe calls for European Age Equality Strategy 🧠Mental health in Europe: What happens next? Read the newsletter here 👇 link.ilcuk.org.uk/m/1/83493061/p…

With the #Olympics now finished, VaccinesToday takes a look at the Int Longevity Centre #GoingForGold report to see who would win medals for immunisation 👇

Does Olympic medal success correlate with healthy ageing? Patrick Swain takes a look at #Paris2024 medallists and how these countries would perform at a "Healthy Ageing #Olympics" Read our latest #GoingForGold blog 👇 ilcuk.org.uk/going-for-gold…

Congratulations Dubravka Ĺ uica - good luck with your candidacy and we hope to continue engaging with you during the 2024-29 Commission

Thank you Dubravka Ĺ uica for all your work over the past 5 years on highlighting the importance of demographic change in Europe - we look forward continuing to work with you in your new role!

Congratulations on your nomination, Glenn Micallef - we hope to work with you on matters relating to intergenerational fairness, social mobility across all age groups, and ensuring that the Europe of tomorrow is better than today and where future generations are better off.

🆕 New Article on #IntergenerationalSolidarity Check out the opinion article by Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf, AGE President, featured in the Civil Society Organisations' Group of the EESC Bulletin Newsletter. 📜 🔎Read (page 7)👉europa.eu/!whTrQ3 #SolidarityBetweenGenerations #AWorldofAllAges BAGSO


Today marks the beginning of EUSport's #BeActive campaign and Week of Sport! Int Longevity Centre's #GoingForGold research finds that 🇫🇮 is the most physically-active EU country: 83.5% of Finnish adults meet the World Health Organization (WHO)'s physical activity target. Find out more 👇️ ilcuk.org.uk/going-for-gold/



The Int Longevity Centre has published a new report to put the spotlight on the critical role of #immunisation throughout our lives. 👇Read now how finance ministers can shape future investments in vaccination for all 👇 vaccinestoday.eu/stories/financ…

Today is #EUFluDay 🇪🇺 15 years on from setting the 75% flu vaccination target, European countries still struggle to meet this goal. How do we improve uptake? Join the debate today 👇 eventbrite.com/e/eu-flu-day-2… VaccinesToday VaccinesEurope Acumen Public Affairs

📢Call to Action for MEPs! Support the #AEuropeforAllAges Intergroup and help push the European Commission to adopt an #AgeEquality Strategy so everyone can age with rights. 📝Sign by 23 Oct 2024: bit.ly/4dVbMo8 🔗Learn more: age-manifesto.eu/intergroup We’re counting on you!
