In our series of international seminars, in this face-to-face event the main results of the project „The effect of COVID-19 on poverty and material deprivation of children in Austria“, funded by the Jubiläumsfonds of the Austrian National Bank (project number 18785), will be presented and discussed.

In this session, Hakki Demirkapu (Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Medisina medical clinics) and Hanna Carlsson (Radboud University) will discuss barriers older migrants face in accessing health and long-term care.

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research celebrated its 50^th anniversary to commemorate the contributions made to social policy developments across the member states of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The events were jointly implemented by the European Centre and its Board of Directors, especially the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMSGPK) and comprised the Ceremonial Act on 25 September 2024, followed by a two-days-lasting Invitational Conference on ‘The future of social welfare policy and research’ in the United Nations Offices at Vienna on 26-27 September 2024.

The eighth BBinar focused on the demographic changes in BB countries, the challenges they pose, what opportunities may arise, and what are the possible policy responses.

In our series of international seminars discussing ‘A Research Agenda for Ageing and Social Policy’, this online event highlighted another two key issues of ageing and social policy - on the one hand, the myth of the demographic deficit was challenged by Sarah Harper and Yanan Zhang, on the other hand, Giovanni Lamura and Henk Nies highlighted the research needs in the area of long-term care.