Category: Interest Group activities
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Interest Group Debates Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity
On 19 March 2025, the European Parliament’s Interest Group ‘Europe for All Ages’ kicked off its work with an inaugural meeting. Members of the European Parliament Idoia Mendia and Michał Szczerba gathered with the Polish Deputy Minister responsible for the Council Presidency, Ms. Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, a member of the cabinet of…
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Disability Rights Week: Ageism, ableism and informed consent
On 24/12/2024, Ms Katrin Langensiepen, the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Older Persons and AGE Platform Europe organised an informal exchange in the European Parliament during the EP’s Disability Rights Week. The week was an opportunity to reflect on the intersection of ageism and ableism, as well…
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Support our call for an Intergroup on Age Equality!
On 2 October 2024, to mark the International Day of Older Persons 2024, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Idoia Mendía, Marina Kaljurand and Marcos Ros Sempere, invited MEPs for a debate with representatives of AGE Platform Europe, the European Youth Forum and Eurocarers. Central themes in the discussions were:…
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Interest Group on Solidarity between Generations 2019-2024 – what has it achieved?
In the EP legislature 2019-2024, the Interest Group on Solidarity between Generations, chaired by Milan Brglez and Jaroslaw Duda, ensured that older persons were part of the considerations of policymakers and that the principle of solidarity between generations was not forgotten, especially during the COVID and energy crises.
AGE Manifesto for the European Parliament Elections 2024 