European Association for Education of AdultsEuropean Year for Acive Ageing and Solidarity between Generations is coming to an end. Experts would like to invigorate intergenerational dialogue and the elders to work longer. EAEA's website on Active Ageing. Website of the European Year 2012.
Every year Europe gains 2 million over 60-year-olds. At the same time, the birth rate decreases. At first glance the situation seems to be hopeless.
- Ageing is good news: it offers new possibilities for Europe. Elders can for example mentor young, low-skilled generations, says Androulla Vassiliou, the Commissioner for Education and Culture. She spoke in the beginning of this week in a conference "One Step Up in later life: learning for active ageing and intergenerational solidarity" in Brussels, where a group of experts invited by the European Commission Adult Education Unit came together. The aim was to brainstorm the future of the ageing Europe. This was done during workshops, one of which facilitated by the EAEA Secretary-General Gina Ebner. The conference produced a Conference Memorandum that the Commission will look into when considering new policies. More...