24/04/2012 - Award call for nomination 2012

Award call for nomination 2012: Living with and despite Alzheimer’s disease
Improving quality of life of people with dementia and their health care assistants either at home or in care homes.
In the framework of the European Year on Active Ageing and Solidarity between
Generations and of the Innovation Union, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer and Elisan have decided to launch a Call for awards. To read the award call click here.

All application should be presented on the specific application – form downloadable on www.osservatoriopolitichesociali.veneto.it and www.ensa-network.eu.
The application form shall be written in English or French.
The application should be sent by mail to elena.curtopassi@regione.veneto.it and
camilla.zamboni@regione.veneto.it before 15 June 2012.

21/03/2012 - Energy Education

L’éducation à l’énergie : reconsidérer les priorités !
ELISAN a participé à l’audition publique organisée par le Comité économique et social européen, à Bruxelles le 12 mars dernier. L’éducation à l’énergie était au cœur des débats destinés à alimenter un avis qui sera rendu par le CESE courant avril. La participation d’ELISAN et de l’UNCCAS a porté notamment sur l’attention à porter aux publics vulnérables et notamment les difficultés premières qu’ils rencontrent à savoir le paiement de l’énergie. La variété des actions de sensibilisation menées par les collectivités locales et leurs partenaires associatifs a pu être évoquée, notamment au travers des expériences européennes récompensées en décembre dernier. Pour en savoir plus sur l’audition, cliquez ici
Télécharger le texte de l’audition ELISAN/UNCCAS

15/11/2011 - EUROPEAN AWARD - Energy poverty - CLOSED

The award ceremony will take place on 13rd december in Paris

23/03/2012 - Event in trevisio

21/03/2012 - European year 2012

Participate, present your inityiative and innovation on the European year website, find more on your own wountry initiatives ...
Go to the site

08/11/2011 - Elisan 8 November social innovation - go to the synthesis and other documents

Find more about the ELISAN conference taht took lace in Brussels on 8th November 2011

Policies for integrating immigrants must be developed at local level
15.02.2012 – With the adoption of the opinion by Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos (EL/EPP), member of Aigaleo Municipal Council, on The New European Agenda for Integration, the Committee of the Regions needs to underline the key contribution of local authorities to the framing and implementation of integration policies. It also calls for a strategic partnership between the European Commission and European networks of cities and regions.
"Local and regional authorities play a decisive role in creating the right conditions for third-country nationals to access a whole range of public services, including above all education, healthcare, employment and housing. Cities and regions are the linchpin that enables immigrants to develop a strong and constructive connection with the host society, making a real contribution to developing a climate of trust and maintaining social cohesion." This was the view of Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions (CdR) opinion on the new European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals adopted by the European Commission.
For further information, click here

Barroso:  solidarity and responsibility together with the European regions for fight the crisis
17.02.2012 - "There is the need to respect the role of regional and local authorities in the implementation of EU policies". These are the words of EC president José Manuel Barroso at the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) in order to answer to the questions raised by CoR members on the involvement of regions and cities in EU initiatives for growth and jobs, in particular concerning the reprogramming of structural funds and the initiatives for youth employment and SMEs.
The new treaty must recognize the skills of local and regional in important areas of public finance and economic governance, ensuring that all the new measures are developed with a strong collaboration.
For read more, click here

New European website on Healthy Ageing
17/01/2012
For celebrating 2012, European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, EuroHealthNet has launched its new website: www.healthyageing.eu
You will find practical examples of health promotion interventions, identifying initiatives in the European Union and key resources about healthy ageing.
For more information, click here

Active ageing as good challenge for regions and cities
26.01.2012 – As you know 2012 is the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. Population ageing presents a number of challenges for the EU, in terms of economy and employment, health costs or social policies. However, the main efforts in this domain are often undertaken by local and regional authorities, with important investments in facilities and infrastructure, assistance and coaching. Moreover, public opinion throughout the EU shows a very different perception of the needs and solutions.
For further information, click here
WEBSITE OF EUROP YEAR 2012
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