On 29 October, the European Commission organised a major EU conference on the future of pensions which gathered EU and national policy makers, researchers, social partners and civil society representatives to debate the adequacy and sustainability of pension systems through policies to encourage active and healthy ageing as well as sound public finances. This event also offered the opportunity to stakeholders to comment the Commission’s Green Paper on Pensions. AGE Platform Europe (AGE) was one of the organisations to prepare a response. To access AGE full response to the Green Paper: http://www.age-platform.eu/images/stories/AGE_Response_to_GP_Pensions.pdf The results of this conference, as well as responses to the consultation launched by the Commission (from July to mid-November) will provide input for drafting the upcoming White Paper on Pensions planned to be issued in the first half of 2011.