‘Life is intergenerational by nature and so should EU action!’ AGE members urge the new EU policy makers

Representing 106 organisations of and/or working for older people, delegates of AGE Platform Europe’s members from 24 countries gathered for their annual General Assembly and Annual Conference from 12 to 14 June 2019, to express their wish to engage with our political and institutional actors to find solutions and address demographic and climate challenges.

Collectively they agree that a change of mindset is needed, which respects the rights of ALL generations to fully contribute to and benefit from a more sustainable, equal and inclusive EU.

‘We stand side by side with young people expressing our mutual concern for the planet and fight for a sustainable future’, they added, addressing a clear call to the newly elected European Parliament and the future European Commission.

It is time for policy makers at all levels to take action against age discrimination and ageism, and adopt a comprehensive life-course approach that supports solidarity within and between age groups. This will benefit society as a whole, while enabling EU leaders to fulfil the pledge they made in Sibiu “to protect our way of life, democracy and the rule of law and to uphold the principle of fairness”.

See the press release for more information.

AGE Platform Europe is a European network of non-profit organisations of and for people aged 50+, which aims to voice and promote the interests of the 200 million citizens aged 50+ in the European Union (Eurostat, 2018) and to raise awareness on the issues that concern them most.