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What is Ferpa

What is Ferpa

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Ferpa has grown from the structure of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and works actively to shape European Union legislation and policies through direct lobbying of different European institutions. It wants a procedure to be set up for the European Commission to consult the most representative organisations of retired and elderly people so that their voice can be heard.

Welcome to Ferpa Website

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Dear Visitor, welcome to the website of the European Trade Union Federation representing retired, pensionners and elderly people (Ferpa). In a European context that tends to disintegrate, Ferpa will try, together with the European Confederation of the Trade Unions (Etuc), to strengthen its role to affect the choices of economic policy, in order to have a Europe with more cohesion and solidarity.

Ferpa News

Europe Etuc
Visentini and Siciliano’s letter of solidarity to Turkish pensioners’ union EMEKELI-SEN

Letters of solidarity from the General Secretary of Ces Luca Visentini and the General Secretary of Ferpa Agostino Siciliano to Turkish pensioners' union EMEKELI-SEN Dear Colleagues, The European...

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Ferpa’s condolences for the death of David Sassoli

The words of the Secretary General Agostino Siciliano for the death of David Sassoli: "On my own behalf and on behalf of the European Federation of Retired and Elderly Persons (FERPA), I express...

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Siciliano at the Spi, Fnp, Uilp demonstration ‘Answers!’

The general secretary of Ferpa, Agostino Siciliano, spoke at the 'Rispote!' organized by the Unions of Italian pensioners Spi, Fnp, Uilp on November 18, 2021 in...

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Europe Etuc
ETUC Mid-term Conference

The usual mid-term conference of the European Trade Union Confederation this time was held in Lisbon with limited presential participation due to the Covid 19 pandemic situation At the same time, the...

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Europe Etuc
The Secretary General of Ferpa at the ‘Mai più Fascismi’ demonstration

The Secretary General of Ferpa, Agostino Siciliano, on the stage together with Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the ETUC, at the 'Mai più fascismi' organized by Cgil, Cisl, Uil in Piazza San...

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Active ageing
1st October 2021 International Day of Older Persons Digital: equity for all ages

FERPA shares the goal of digital equity for all generations Digital and technological innovation can improve the quality of life and independence of older people and create good new jobs for young...

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Summary report of the ETUC Social Protection committee

Report of the ETUC Social Protection Committee in virtual mode 14 September 2021 The ETUC Confederal Secretary responsible for Social Protection, Liina CARR, after welcoming the 47 participants...

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Europe Etuc
Ferpa’s reactions to the Joint Report of the Commission and the Social Protection Committee of the European Union on Long-termCare and Adequacy of Pensions in an Ageing Society

On 12 July, Ferpa participated in the CES online event on long-term care and pension adequacy Read HERE (Vol 1 general) and HERE (Vol 2 Country profiles) the European Report on Long-term...

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Active ageing
Ferpa contribution to the Green Paper on Ageing

Read HERE the Document of the Ferpa contribution to the Green Paperon Ageing (For now only available in...

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Active ageing
Etuc position in reply to the public consultation on Green Paper on Ageing

Read HERE The speaker's notes of the meeting including the intervention of our President Lajos Mayer on behalf of FERPA Read HERE the Etuc position in reply to the public consultation on Green...

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Disability
General Secretary of Ferpa Agostino Siciliano has received the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid19.

Statement by the General Secretary of Ferpa: "Dear Colleagues, As planned in Italy for my age group, on 29 March 2021 I received the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid19 I did this...

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Rights
Vaccination campaign: Let’s not forget the elderly

Let's not forget the retired, elderly and isolated people during the vaccination campaign against...

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Rights
8 March 2021

Dear colleagues, March 8 is not a Woman's Day It's not Valentine's Day or Mother's Day either It's the international day of struggle for women's rights! Hardest hit, harder exposed because of...

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Europe Etuc
Covid-19: Vaccination campaign

Letter from the Secretary General, Agostino Siciliano, to the members of Ferpa: "Dear Colleagues, I hope that you are all doing well despite the current context I would like to share with...

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Europe Etuc
Earthquake in Croatia, Ferpa Solidarity Action

Earthquake in Croatia: the appeal of the General Secretary of Ferpa Agostino Siciliano: "Dear Colleagues, First of all, I wish all of you a very Happy New Year! I hope that you are all...

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Members News

Hands off our pensions!

Hands off our pensions: No less than 15,000 people gathered in Bern on Saturday to protest the attacks on pensions and reaffirmed that instead of lowering pensions, it is high time to improve them A...

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Italian Retired trande unions, yes to the vaccination obligation

Italina pensioners' trade unions Spi, Fnp, Uilp support the request of the CGIL, CISL and UIL to establish the vaccination obligation by law and urge the government to quickly take a decision in this...

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Revista UJP: Interview with the Ferpa’ Secretary General Agostino Siciliano

Revista UJP: Interview with the Ferpa' Secretary General Agostino Siciliano:   Read the magazine...

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Spi, Fnp, Uilp ‘Men against violence against women’

On Monday 8 March the joint demonstration of Spi, Fnp, Uilp 'Men against violence against women' was held in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, attended by the General Secretary of Ferpa Agostino Siciliano...

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Vaccines: Spi, Fnp, Uilp “It is a massacre of the elderly; hurry up”

Spi, Fnp, Uilp have launched an appeal to Italian institutions, asking them to speed up the vaccination campaign for elderly people According to the unions of pensioners, in Italy we are witnessing...

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Health is a right, not a merchandise!

The right to health is a fundamental right It must allow everyone access to quality care at affordable cost It is the World Health Organization (WHO) which says it by establishing the right to...

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“The road to our health”

By the Belgian CSC Senior, the brochure “The road to our health” This is the result of the transformation of the Spring 2020 University of seniors, which had to be postponed and then canceled due...

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The newspaper published by the Spanish union CCOO Pensionistas.

The newspaper published by the Spanish union CCOO Pensionistas Download HERE the newspaper in...

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Appeal of the Unions of pensioners for a new welfare. The petition on change.org has started

Attention, this is an automatic translation Spi, Fnp, Uilp launch a petition on the online platform for collecting signatures changeorg, to ask the Government, Parliament, regional and local...

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Women
50/5000 Women’s strike in Switzerland on 14 June 2019

Attention, this article is translated automatically Exceeded all expectations The women's strike that took place in Switzerland on June 14 was a huge success <! - more -> If there were...

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Serbian pensioners protest

Attention, this is an automatic translation Some images and words about the demonstration of Serbian retirees against the so-called temporary laws by which the administration of the government of...

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Declaração da Ferpa aprovada na Assembleia de meio de mandato

Declaração da Ferpa aprovada na Assembleia de meio de mandato em 10, 11 e 12 de outubro de 2017, em Roma Os reformados e idosos da FERPA reivindicam com a CES: Uma Europa social, uma Europa...

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9 de Octubre: sùmate a la marcha

Adhesión al Manifiesto “En marcha por #PensionesDignas” Estimados compañeros y compañeras: Bajo el lema “En Marcha por Pensiones Dignas”, UGT y CCOO hemos convocado distintas...

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Aprire un dialogo con Spi, Fnp, Uilp

Finalmente il Governo, che si era detto contrario a ogni confronto con il sindacato, ha dovuto aprire un dialogo serio con Cgil, Cisl, Uil e con Spi, Fnp, Uilp Il 28 settembre scorso, con il...

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UCR-cfdt: un solide engagement pour l’Europe

A l'occasion du 70ème anniversaire, la CFDT retraités revient sur son engagement dans le combat européen: L’Europe, une attention permanente L’UCR-cfdt a souvent fait des questions...

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