Most advanced democracies are currently experiencing accelerated population ageing, which fundamentally changes not just their demographic composition; it can also be expected to have far-reaching political and policy consequences.

The aim of this Brief is to estimate the degree of social exclusion at EU level, and to identify the country clusters related to this, and also to present the level and the trend of poverty on a country level.

This final report of the Active Aging Index project provides a detailed description of the methodology adopted in constructing the Active Ageing Index 2012, as well as the concept and definition used for the purpose of measuring active ageing outcomes and capacities.

The aim of this Brief is to explore (i) housing problems, such as poor housing quality, overcrowdedness, housing cost overburden, and (ii) access to basic local services, including public transport, postal and banking services across the EU27.

Provides an overview of research activities and publications in 2012 and 2013.