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EU Care Strategy should address people in need for care, informal carers and the care workforce - question by MEPs

Published on 21/10/202109/02/2022 by lettraphiLeave a comment

A group of 32 MEPs has addressed a written question to the European Commission, asking for details about the European Care Strategy. The MEPs point out that according to a recent EU report, only one in three persons in need for care can actually access long-term care services. In September, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Care Strategy in her State of the Union Speech.

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Milan Brglez, Jaroslaw Duda, Janja Kaker, Heidrun Mollenkopf, Annemie Drieskens

Interest Group exchanges on the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council

Published on 23/07/202123/12/2021 by lettraphiLeave a comment

On 1 July 2021, members of the Interest Group on Solidarity between Generations exchanged with the incoming Slovenian Presidency of the Council about the priorities regarding ageing and demographic change in the next half-year. Background is the Trio Presidency declaration on ageing, agreed by Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, and the past work on Council conclusions on human rights of older persons and on mainstreaming ageing in public policies under the German and Portuguese presidencies. The Slovenian presidency aims to carry this work further

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MEPs call on UEFA to embrace a campaign for intergenerational dialogue

Published on 16/07/202123/12/2021 by ageplatformLeave a comment

Several members of the European Parliament have written to the President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), calling for using the tremendous attention it has to fight ageism.

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