Maria Petkova, Director of Tulip Foundation, Participated in the Official Opening of the European Year for Active Aging and Solidarity Between Generations, 18

Maria Petkova, Director of Tulip Foundation, Participated in the Official Opening of the European Year for Active Aging and Solidarity Between Generations, 18 – 19 January 2012, Copenhagen

20.01.2012

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The Danish Ministry of Employment, Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration and Ministry of Health organised together with the European Commission opening Conference for the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations “Stay active – what does it take?” on 18-19January in Copenhagen.

Mette Frederiksen, Danish Minister for Employment; Laslo Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy; Marian Sedmak, President of AGE addressed the participants

During the two working days the participants from all EU member states got acquainted with interesting practices, recent researches, positions of business and civil organisations.

Useful links:
Official EU website of the EY2012
Eurobarometer survey on Active Ageing
EY2012 Manifesto for an Age-Friendly EU by 2020
EY2012 Stakeholders’Coalition Roadmap
EY2012 joint leaflet ‘European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012: Everyone has a role to play!’
Joint AGE-CoR Brochure ‘How to promote active ageing in Europe - EU support to local and regional actors’
List of Members of the EY2012 Coalition