Philippe Seidel

We want that everyone in Europe can decide about their own lives, no matter their age. This is why I'll call on ministers to
✅𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀
✅𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺

@cy2026eu.bsky.social

➡️We all want to belong and participate, deciding for ourselves with whom and how we live. We need to 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿. This is better for persons in need of care, care workers and families

➡️𝗢𝗹𝗱-𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁: with pension care credits, adequate minimum pensions and automatic, adequate pension indexation
@eapneurope.bsky.social

➡️Social justice and social rights are at the heart of the cohesion of our societies. We need to guarantee that 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 and everyone is protected
@socialplatform.bsky.social

#SocialJustice 💪 #EndPoverty 🫂 #PersonCentred #Care 💚

I'm at the EPSCO Council in Cyprus, and for the first time AGE is invited to contribute.

📢My message: 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴. We tend to problematise it, but we should rather jump on our feet and build the lives we want to all live tomorrow.

The New Intergenerational Contract - final stakeholder conference of the FutuRes – Towards a Resilient Future of Europe project

📢 Our Sec. Gen. @mjkucharczyk.bsky.social will join the panel
on “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁” during the final stakeholder conference of the #FutuRes project.

📅 Tuesday, 4 Nov 2025 | 🕕 18:00 (CEST)
📍 Brussels, Belgium

👉Register: www.age-platform.eu/event/panel-...

MEP @idoiamendia.bsky.social, co-chair of the
𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, in which AGE takes part, called for the upcoming EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness to:

✅ Combat #ageism
✅ Build an intergenerational pact where people of all ages can thrive together 🤝

Thank you!

YouTube video by AGE Platform Europe Sirpa Rautio (Director of FRA) - International day of Older Persons 2025

"Every stage of life deserves equal respect, opportunity and access."

For the International Day of Older Persons, we share a special message from Sirpa Rautio, Director of the @fra.europa.eu
👵👦

👉 www.age-platform.eu/internationa...

#IDOP #AgeDiscrimination

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_GF...

💬“If you had to choose one word to describe a world where old age is met with respect, not barriers, what would it be?”

With the International Day of Older Persons just around the corner, we’ve invited our Members to share their experiences.👇

ℹ️More info: www.age-platform.eu/internationa...

#IDOP

Happy International Day of Older Persons - to you!
We are ageing every day, and this day is a moment to reflect on what makes every single day of our life valuable, and the inequality faced in ageing. It is about older person, but also about the person each of us will become while ageing.

"We want to create a society where young & old people can connect & enjoy their fundamental rights,” says FRA Director Sirpa Rautio.

Supporting @ageplatformeu.bsky.social’s International Day of Older People #IDOP2025 campaign, the @fra.europa.eu calls for intergenerational fairness.

🗩By strengthening the connections between young and old, we can build a more resilient, just and inclusive Europe for all generations.

In celebration of the International Day of Older Persons, EU Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social shared a special message recognising the potential and contributions of older people as the backbone of our societies and families.

👉 www.age-platform.eu/internationa...

#AgeingEqual #IDOP #IDOP2025

Climate change was behind most of the estimated heat deaths in European capital cities this summer

🌡️ Heatwaves in Europe: this summer, 85% of excess deaths were among people aged 65+.
#Heatwave deaths are not inevitable. There are solutions that take into account the needs of older people.

📑 Read the full report from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
➡️ bit.ly/3VlIyYY

#EuropeforAllAges

Today we celebrate The European Day of Solidarity between Generations.

"Across our lifetimes, each of us takes our turn as babies, children, adults, and seniors. We need support and a sense of community from each other."

#SolidarityBetweenGenerations

“Can you recall a moment when connecting with another generation made a difference in your life?”

With the EU Day of
#SolidarityBetweenGenerations just around the corner, we’ve invited our Members to share their experiences.👇

ℹ️More info: www.age-platform.eu/solidarity-between-generations-2025

Title picture: fotoprojekt_aufgeblueht@instagram / J. Kühn & S. Lencinas / aufgeblüht.de

The answer would be in coordinating many different policies, from #AgeFriendlEnvironments to many others - Ms Knoefel @ec.europa.eu

Which concrete tools is the Commission proposing, what is the future of nondiscrimination? - question from Patrick Penninx, chair of European Seniors' Union #ESU @eppgroup.bsky.social

We want to bring the voice of older people in the debate and we see how quickly support to civil society can be questioned. We would need an unequivocal commitment to supporting different population groups to bring in their voice, including older people - Mr Kucharczyk
#civildialogue

@coe.int looked at instances of #ElderAbuse after a collective complaint and found the use of cage beds in residential care homes, a clear violation, and these were removed before the Social Rights Committee issued a decision. It shows that protective measures are necessary

Ms Knoefel of @ec.europa.eu : the Commission has not taken a decision yet, vut it announced its intention to withdraw the equal treatment directive to create movement, and well see after six months what to do.

The topic of #AgeDiscrimination draws a large audience at #SeniorenTag

It is frustrating because member states blocked since 19 years, but withdrawing without offering an alternative is not satisfying

Age has no strategy, no roadmap on EU level. There is nothing older persons can rely on. Ageism can be mainstreamed into other strategies, and it has its benefits, but it is not enough. #EqualTreatmentDirective.

The EU does not enough to protect the rights of older persons - not special rights, just the same as anyone else, says @mjkucharczyk.bsky.social of @ageplatformeu.bsky.social. even the #EmploymentDirective is not applied consistently on age. We are already losing the potential of older people.

The Council of Europe's Social Rights Committee examines reports on the rights of older persons, the last time in 2020. It called for better frameworks to fight age discrimination on EU and national level. @coe.int

Susanne Knoefel of @ec.europa.eu: The EU has renewed its commitment to equality and the existing equality strategies and includes age discrimination in consumer protection and others. It works in a Task Force with member states on intersectional discrimination, and conducts a study on age discrim.

What protection is there against age discrimination, when 45% report having experienced age discrimination according to a recent report? International panel at #BAGSO 's German Senior Citizens' Day
#AgeDiscrimination #EqualTreatment

"En interdisant un deuxième mandat à Louis-Napoléon, la IIème République a interdit la candidature du favori de toutes les enquêtes d'opinion". La Loi française en a tiré des leçons du coup d'état en favorisant le droit face à la démagogie.

« Si tu savais ce que j’ai vécu ! Ils ont fait de nous ce qu’ils ont voulu ! » : cinq ans après la crise due au Covid, le lent déclin des Ehpad Les difficultés de ces établissements ont été aggravées par la pandémie, qui les a révélées au grand jour. Cinq ans après, aucune leçon n’a été tirée de l’ampleur de l’hécatombe dans les maisons de…

Five years ago, we saw how societies could grind to a halt during #COVID19. 100,000 lives in care homes particularly were lost due to lack of staff and equipment; those lost to loneliness have still not been counted. @lemonde.fr: the causes of the disaster have not changed since.