This issue of Social Agenda focuses on the Social Investment Package for Growth and Cohesion which the European Commission put forward on 20 February 2013 and looks at people's perception of the quality of life, at the skills that will be needed in the near future and at what EU citizenship means in practice.
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Social Agenda 33 – focus on Social Investment and EY2012 (available in English, French and German)
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Report of the EY2012 closing event in Germany - now available
The paper (published in German) includes a report of the three workshops organised at the German closing event of the European Year 2012 for active ageing and solidarity between generations: on volunteering and its benefit for the whole society; on intergenerational solidarity; and on active ageing as a way towards a better individual quality of life. It also reports on debates/interviews around the outcome of the European Year 2012 from the perspective…
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Launch of the Access City Award 2014: European Commission calls for entries from accessible cities across the EU
On 21 May the European Commission opened the competition for the fourth “Access City Award”, the annual European Award for Accessible Cities, which celebrates cities that are dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all, and for disabled and older people in particular. The Award is part of the EU's wider efforts to create a barrier-free Europe: improved accessibility brings lasting economic and social benefits to cities,…
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International Day of Families: COFACE calls for investing in children to address Europe’s demo-graphic future
To mark the International Day of Families, COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union, organized an event which focus on the need to invest in children and support work-family life balance in order to tackle the a profound impact that demographic change is expected to have on how work, the pension system and our lives are organised. The event also launched the book Fertility rates and population decline: No time for children?…
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Final report on Social Housing
The Plenary Session of the European Parliament will vote on 11st June an initiative report by MEP Karima Delli (EMPL Committee) on social housing in the European Union. The report recognizes that access to housing is a fundamental right and that guaranteeing access to decent and adequate housing is an international obligation incumbent on the Member States. It repeatedly recalls that housing is a key issue for achieving social justice and cohesion.
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America’s Best Intergenerational Communities - new resource now available
Our partner in the USA, Generations United are featured in this excellent click here.
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