Thank you for endorsing the AGE Manifesto.
Malik Azmani
Member of the European Parliament
Renew Europe
“Renew Europe wants the EU to invest in people of all age groups in order to advance our union of solidarity between generations. We must take into account the valuable contribution that older people make to our society through their experience and knowledge.”
Milan Brglez
Member of the European Parliament
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
“The AGE Manifesto 2024 is an indispensable guide that should inspire policymakers in the forthcoming Parliamentary term putting the rights of older persons at the forefront of EU decision-making, as well as unite MEPs in their continuous work in the format of the parliamentary Intergroup on Solidarity between Generations.”
Daniela Rondinelli
Member of the European Parliament
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
“The European Union must protect older people, building an intergenerational agreement, adopting measures for social and healthcare long-term assistance, adequate pensions, and old-age minimum income. We believe that older people must have an active role in European society.”
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Sirpa Pietikäinen
Member of the European Parliament
European People’s Party (EPP)
“Ageing is a positive thing. It shouldn’t be and cannot be seen only as a cost.
Ageing population is an asset and invaluable resource for all of us: ageing means accumulating wisdom, experiences and comparative knowledge, and for this we need intergenerational cooperation. We cannot bring our world forward without having connections between younger and older professionals.
This is why I am supporting having in place EU Age Equality Strategy. Healthy ageing is of utmost importance to preserve intergenerational solidarity. We need more accessibility in our societies to include different groups of people and avoid age discrimination.”
Radka Maxová
Member of the European Parliament
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
“Older people, particularly women, face significant underrepresentation in public spaces and media, frequently confined to health product ads. Launching more active ageing campaigns, and integrating older actors and actresses into commercials and cinema, can challenge stereotypes and illustrate the potential for a significant role, regardless of age.”
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Giacomo Filibeck
Secretary General
PES – The Party of European Socialists
“In our ageing societies, the PES fights for citizens’ rights, participation and a life in dignity at all ages. Intergenerational solidarity is an asset – for all individuals involved and for the health of the European project.”
Member of European Parliament – The Left
Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
“I endorse because I believe in the fundamental guidelines proposed and because in my professional life outside I have been working as well in this issue.”
Vice President of ESU European Seniors Union
“Being prepared for the upcoming European elections in 2024, we have developed our own manifesto in our political group, and we have found many analogous positions and mutual understanding with the AGE Manifesto. This is what we appreciate as a win-win situation: working consistently for the benefit of European senior citizens above any ideological barriers.
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First candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
The Left Group – Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
“Ageism violates human rights and is undemocratic. Europe needs to fight prejudice and to create new public responses that respect the autonomy and dignity of older people.“
Member of European Parliament
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
“I stand against inequality and poverty. I want fighting poverty to become Europe’s backbone. Inequality accumulates over a lifetime. I thus want a Europe that takes care of all, fights against any kind of discrimination, and recognises what each of us brings to society.”
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
The Left Group – Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
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President of European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions – EUROMIL
“EUROMIL’s endorsement of the AGE Manifesto signifies a significant commitment to advancing the well-being, equality, and rights of military personnel across Europe. By standing in solidarity with the principles outlined in the manifesto, EUROMIL underscores the importance of ensuring good working conditions, proper healthcare, and adequate pension systems for active serving personnel.
Protecting these rights isn’t merely about the present; it’s about securing them for future generations. By advocating for the rights of military personnel, EUROMIL not only prioritizes the dignity and welfare of those currently serving but also lays the groundwork for a more equitable and sustainable future for all. This endorsement reflects a proactive step towards fostering a culture of support and solidarity across generations within the military community.”
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
Group of the Greens – LIVRE Party (Portugal)
Teacher
LIVRE Party (Portugal)
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LinkedIn – Wisdom Employee Resource Group
Global Co Chair Wisdom Employee Resource Group – LinkedIn
“I support the Age Manifesto because I believe in the opportunity presented by getting older. Age does not define us, we do. Recognising the contribution of people of all ages underpins an equitable society.”
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
Group of the Greens – LIVRE Party (Portugal)
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
Group of the Greens – LIVRE Party (Portugal)
“There is not yet a clear awareness, either in public opinion or among professional politicians, about the profound impact of the demographic transformation caused by the ongoing increase in life expectancy. As a baby boomer, I am starting to realize that our generation has gained a life expectancy bonus of more than 30 years. This is a promising indication that humans may soon live routinely to 100 years or more.
Therefore, it is urgent to promote a radical transformation in our mindset and societal framework in response to this new longevity. This means recognizing that reaching 50 now marks the beginning of the second half of our adult lives. We must address the shift in mentality and societal structures to ensure we can live longer, healthier lives and continue contributing to society as active citizens as we age.
This is why I strongly support the AGE Manifesto as a crucial and timely wake-up call.
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Board member
ANAPR-MODERP – National Association of Pensioners and Retired People from Portugal
“When we think about ageing, we need to look at it from a longevity perspective, because the way we deal with retirement is, largely, a reflection of the resources we accumulate throughout life course. That’s why it’s necessary to reduce inequalities by creating access to education, work, housing, healthcare and social protection so that we can live with dignity. Society needs to be connected across all generations in order to create bonds and develop projects that demonstrate the potential of different ages, contributing to reducing ageism.”
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
Group of the Greens – LIVRE Party (Portugal)
Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
The Left Group – Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
“To oppose ageism as an unacceptable form of discrimination and to contribute to ensuring that everyone is entitled to a fulfilling, healthy, and socially connected life at every stage of their lives.”
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Candidate to the European Parliament Elections 2024
Group of the Greens – LIVRE Party (Portugal)
Founder & CEO of Across the Seven Seas
“As a consultant, journalist and speaker dedicated to promoting an active and healthy life after 50, it is with great enthusiasm that I endorse the AGE Manifesto. I firmly believe in the principles and values it advocates, especially when it comes to intergenerational diversity, continuous learning, and combating ageism.
First and foremost, the AGE Manifesto deeply resonates with me and my initiative Across the Seven Seas for its advocacy of intergenerational diversity in the workplace. I believe that companies and organizations can only truly thrive when they value and integrate the experiences and perspectives of all age groups. Intergenerational experiences not only enrich organizational culture but also foster an environment of learning and mutual growth.
Additionally, as a passionate advocate for lifelong learning, I see the AGE Manifesto as a vehicle to promote this mindset. Life after 50 is not the end but rather a new phase filled with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Learning new things, acquiring skills, and staying updated are essential to remaining relevant and competitive in an ever-evolving world.
As an activist against ageism, I also recognize the importance of the AGE Manifesto in combating age-related prejudice and promoting a culture of respect and inclusion for all ages. Everyone deserves to be valued and respected regardless of age, and it is crucial to challenge the stereotypes and prejudices that can limit the opportunities and potential of older individuals.
Finally, the message of optimism and empowerment in the AGE Manifesto resonates deeply with me, my work and my approach to life. I firmly believe that it is never too late to pursue your dreams and live a full and meaningful life. With the right guidance and support, we can all reach our full potential regardless of age.”
Project Longevidade sem Fronteiras (Longevity Without Borders)
“Intergenerational connections are of enormous importance to strengthen a culture that respects all ages.”
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IkigaiGA – Mentor and Trainer for Older Professionals
“Today’s societies need to promote the valorization of Talent and Senior Employability:
– Transfer to society the investment made over the years in human capital;
– Promote a multigenerational workforce by generating innovation and increased productivity;
– Invest in Ageing Literacy, educating for longevity.”
Seniosphere Conseil – Founder & Managing director
“I endorse because I believe in the fundamental guidelines proposed and because in my professional life outside I have been working as well in this issue.”
CEO – Umana Media House
“This cause is my cause.”
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Clinical Psychologist
Impact Assessment Manager
MEDEA S.r.l.
“MEDEA has been committed for many years to facilitating the adoption of innovation by all age groups, with a specific focus on technology-based innovation. This also means addressing the barriers that prevent us from accessing new services and opportunities when we are older. This is not just a matter of education, but a plethora of integrated strategies and solutions that also impact the technology market. The AGE Manifesto is a unique instrument to guide this process in a very concrete and effective way.”
Coprésident PS60+
PSS
“Today’s youth will become tomorrow’s older people. Inequalities begin at birth and persist throughout life. We need people committed to eliminating, or at least reducing, these inequalities for all those who suffer from them.“
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President
Associação Stop Idadismo
“It is a powerful instrument that enhances our mission in combating ageism and building a world for all ages. It is essential that European deputies prioritize policies that guarantee connection between generations and also inspire national deputies of the future government of Portugal as a result of the March 2024 elections.”
Filip Hamro-Drotz
Member
Confederation of Swedish Speaking Retired in Finland (SPF)
“The Manifesto would attach interest, spur public debate and political decisions at local, national and European level about the need for an age-equality strategy of EU. The Parliament’s role would be crucial in the efforts to achieve this.”
Cafer Tufan Yazıcıoğlu
“The axes 1 and 2 of the WHO Decade are the key elements in changing the paradigm in the face of advancing age: Changing our (and society’s) way of thinking, the way we feel and the way we act in the face of ageing, and changing communities in a way that promotes the capacities of older people”
Claude Waret
UFR
AGE Platform Europe
“The added value generated by older people should be fully recognised”
Kai Leichsenring
Executive Director
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
“Doing research on ageing, including in partnership with AGE Platform, I fully support the AGE Manifesto and its focus on combatting ageism with a life-course perspective.”
Hans Peter Graf
Foundation Member
FAAG – Fondation pour la Formation des Aînées et des Aînés de Genève
“Changing the way we (and society) think, feel and act about ageing, and changing communities in a way that promotes the capacities of older people” (axes 1 and 2 of the WHO Decade) are the key elements in changing the paradigm of ageing!”
Joana Aroso
Partner
JPAB Law firm
“I truly believe that fighting ageism and raising our voice to recall that older people rights are human rights is a crucial part of my work as a lawyer. This initiative reminds us all to exercise our rights and duties and build up an Europe for all ages.”
Madeleine Rietschel
Legal representative for the older people with focus on accessibility
Norrtälje municipality
“Older people are not burden on society. They are an asset to society!”
Alexander Peine
Professor of Culture, Innovation and Communication
Open University of The Netherlands
“I am endorsing the Manifesto because we need policy that does not reduce ageing to a health or care or health care cost problem.”
Grażyna Busse
President
HIPOKAMP Association
“Doing research on ageing, including in partnership with AGE Platform, I fully support the AGE Manifesto and its focus on combatting ageism with a life-course perspective.”
Ana Sofia Alçada
Partner
SA Consulting
“We need to build a society for all ages”
Natasa Todorovic
President
Gerontological Society of Serbia
“Ageing is our future that starts today”.
Eleonora Selvi
President
Fondazione Longevitas
“Addressing the needs of an ageing population goes beyond merely upholding the rights of older individuals; it necessitates a concerted effort to promote social inclusion, foster intergenerational connections, and combat ageism. European leaders have both the capacity and the responsibility to take decisive action in these realms, ensuring a society that values and supports older people while fostering a vibrant and interconnected community for all generations.”
Sophie Albrecht
Researcher
Karel de Grote University College
“I am a geriatric nurse and gerontologist. I see how a good health, social inclusion and the environment we live in affect wellbeing in older age. We need to ensure healthy ageing for all in Europe.”
Marina Troncoso
President of CAUMAS – State Confederation with Associations of University Programmes for Older Adults linked to Public and Private Universities in Spain.
“An egalitarian society is the only solution to the formation of a society with dignity, that respects differences and is supportive at its foundations.”
Christa Möller-Metzger
Vice Chair
European Green Seniors
“This is, what we European Green Seniors also want, well done!”
Pilar Rodríguez
Adjunt Manager/Direct UOSociosanitaria
ABD (Association Welfare and Development)
Bertil Bjerstam
Chairman of Simrishamnsbostäder AB
Centerpartiet – Centre Party (liberal political party in Sweden)
“It’s so important”
Margareta Eriksson
Legal representative / ombudsman for the older people
City of Stockholm
Moira Allan
OLD’UP Board member and co-founder of PION
OLD’UP and Pass it on Network (PION)
“The unity of the appeal – life has no age – down with the segmentation has sliced populations into target markets and fostered separation.”
EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition
“The endorsement of the AGE Manifesto by the EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition is imperative as it underscores the interconnection of health advocacy across various domains. To this end, we welcome that the AGE Manifesto advocates for promoting age equality, fostering participation and active aging, and ensuring autonomy and well-being for older individuals. Recognizing the shared goal of enhancing the quality of life and health outcomes for all Europeans, endorsing the AGE Manifesto aligns with the SHD Coalition’s mission to prioritize holistic approaches to health policy. By endorsing the AGE Manifesto, the SHD Coalition acknowledges the importance of addressing age-related issues comprehensively, advocating for policies that promote inclusiveness, and fostering a society where individuals of all ages can thrive and access equitable healthcare services.”
Palle Skov
Local and District Chairman
DaneAge Amager2300
“It is an important task to eliminate ageism in all its discriminatory forms.”
Carlo Lepori
“It is important that the points of the AGE Manifesto are known and applied everywhere.”
Vera Moreno
Writer
“I’m 51 years old, and I have mobility difficulties due to an accident. From the first line, I see how difficult it is to do ordinary things in my neighborhood. The city hall obliges me to use a ramp to go to the cultural center. Unofficially, they tell me that if it’s too difficult for me to walk up the ramp, then I should use an electric wheelchair, because the law is okay with the ramp. I have a master’s degree, and I can write here to explain this silly and terrible situation. I think about all the older people who can’t stand up and defend themselves, and I write for them. I feel exhausted from dealing with barriers, and I cry many times, but city barriers are here waiting for us to age. We should change our cities for everyone, because age and dependency come across. Older people and people like me with mobility difficulties deserve more care in the streets, on the bus, at the supermarket. We deserve more accessible cities and more tenderness. The sooner, the better.
Jos Bertrand
ESO (European Senior Organisation) and PES-Seniors
“We, older people from social democracies want to stand for solidarity: solidarity between people, solidarity for those who are less fortunate, solidarity between generations! We are a very active member in AGE Europe and strongly support the manifesto.
The European project brought greater well-being for more people, economic and social development for all, and peace! National or specific interests became common interests. These achievements are the result of a political and social struggle, but also of a thorough dialogue between visions of society that all endorse fundamental human rights.
Our societies are facing enormous challenges: ageing population, climate change, war and aggression at our borders and erosion of representative democracy. The solution is not to turn inwardly and choose the self-interest of one’s “people”, one’s “own community”, one’s “own country”. The solution lies in cooperation, solidarity, and the redistribution of wealth so that everybody benefits.
As older people, we want to help shaping the future: yes, we are the witnesses of the past, but also the actors in the present and the co-builders of the future of our children and grandchildren and of the generations that will come after them.“
Adriana Quintero
Co-Founder + Seeker Al-Taga
“Social inclusion of all citizens, regardless of their age, is crucial for societies.”
Willeke Van Staalduinen
CEO of AFEdemy, age-friendly environments academy
“As the 52 year old mother of a 6 year old, only daughter, I need to ensure I can upskill, be given chances to pivot and learn new skills, and work to maintain my own financial independence for as long as I can work. I would also like more recognition for the value caring for others in society, affords people. Such as in Switzerland, have hours/helping others, translate into support during retirement later in life.
Laura Christ
“I support AGE Manifesto because I believe in the power of intergenerational contacts and solidarity of women in Europe.”
Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez
Independent Senior Consultant on Healthy Ageing and Ageism
“Ageism remains widespread in Europe, hindering our ability to fully embrace the potential of population ageing and to recognize that expenditures on older populations are an investment rather than a cost.
Endorsing the AGE Manifesto 2024 is essential as it prompts the European Parliament to address these challenges. This involves acknowledging both current and future generations of older Europeans and implementing strategies to create an inclusive society for all ages. The manifesto emphasizes promoting equality, combating ageism, encouraging participation, and fostering healthy ageing and well-being. It urges the European Parliament to ensure that every person, regardless of age, can enjoy a fulfilling life. I hope many others endorse this Manifesto so that we can jointly create a society for all ages in Europe!”
Margaretha Arnör
SPF Seniorerna Aktiva, Arboga
Maria Zachariou Dodou
Pancyprian Public Employees Trade Union (PASYDY) – Cyprus
Board Member Pensionners Union
Boardmember
Older Women’s Network Europe
“The new European Parliament and the European Commission should put the talents of senior women and men as one of its main priorities because building a harmonious and prosperous European society cannot be without a society for all ages.”
Founder and CEO
Fiftyland
“Our responsibility is to inspire people and companies to embrace the challenge of generational diversity and age management bravely. Better companies, where people of all ages thrive professionally, are possible. Where there is no professional development for those over 50, it must be created.”
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Self-employee
Marketing Director
“We are all equal no matter age”
PPS LDA System Analyst
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CEO
SF Life & Longevity Coaching
Founder and Coordinator
50plus Chapter
“There is not yet a clear awareness, either in public opinion or among professional politicians, about the profound impact of the demographic transformation caused by the ongoing increase in life expectancy. As a baby boomer, I am starting to realize that our generation has gained a life expectancy bonus of more than 30 years. This is a promising indication that humans may soon live routinely to 100 years or more.
Therefore, it is urgent to promote a radical transformation in our mindset and societal framework in response to this new longevity. This means recognizing that reaching 50 now marks the beginning of the second half of our adult lives. We must address the shift in mentality and societal structures to ensure we can live longer, healthier lives and continue contributing to society as active citizens as we age.
This is why I strongly support the AGE Manifesto as a crucial and timely wake-up call.”
SPF Seniorerna
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APTASE – Asociación Profesional de Talento Senior
Board Member
“APTASE, the Association of Senior Talent, proudly endorses the AGE Manifesto. APTASE is firmly committed to promoting the recognition of senior talent in Spain and its positive impact across all societal levels. APTASE’s endorsement aligns with societal well-being. Seniors actively participate in community initiatives, mentor younger generations, and contribute to social cohesion. The manifesto amplifies their positive impact.”
AGE Manifesto for the European Parliament Elections 2024 