European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations - Forum of the Committee of the Regions

Forum of the Committee of the Regions, 14 February 2012

Venue: Jacques Delors Building, Belliardstraat 101, 1040 Brussels

Objectives

The Forum of the Committee of the Regions will focus on the multilevel governance approach of the policy domain and will highlight how local and regional actors improve the conditions for active ageing in the three major thematic strands of the European Year, each of which closely related to the competences of the CoR:

• Employment

• Participation in society

• Independent living

The Forum will consist of plenary sessions, confronting European and regional policy makers, and of interactive workshops, presenting best practice from all over Europe. See programme.

By organising the Forum the CoR intends to make an important contribution to the European Year 2012. It should help to foster new initiatives at local and regional level and to build new partnerships for promoting active ageing and strengthening solidarity between generations.

Eurofound contribution

Robert Anderson, Head of Unit, Living Conditions and Quality of Life, will be  speaking during workshop 1 on Valorising the senior workers in regional employment strategies, which takes place from 14h30 – 16h15.

Eurofound will also have an exhibition stand at the event to promote dissemination of its Active Ageing Resource Pack in addition to other relevant publications.