01/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Older People's Platform, AGE, has called on EU Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla and the member states to adopt an EU strategy to prevent the abuse of elderly people and to promote high quality long-term care services for older people. AGE made this appeal at a conference organised by the European Commission on 'Protecting the dignity of older persons' in Brussels on 17 March. The conference confirmed the results of a Eurobarometer poll...