Ces International Day for Older Persons – Joint ETUC and FERPA statement Sep 2024 On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October 2024, the European Federation of Retired and Elderly People (FERPA) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) wish to recall and underline the role and place of retired people in Europe Pensioners and older people are... Read more
Active ageing International Day of Older Persons – 1st October 2024 Sep 2024 On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2024, the European Federation of Retired and Elderly People (FERPA) recalls and underlines the role and place of retired people in Europe and the need to ensure them a decent standard of living and to protect the freedom to... Read more
Europe Etuc ETUC protest in Brussels against austerity Dec 2023 The ETUC protest against a European austerity policy that does not take into account people's needs and rights was held in Brussels on Tuesday 12 December We ask and demand requests and choices that are different from those that are being made in Europe This is why as Ferpa, with our General... Read more
Non-discrimination FERPA: No to violence and discrimination against elderly people! Sep 2023 FERPA: On this International Day of Older Persons, on 1 October 2023, the UN is focusing on violence against older people, particularly gender-based violence More generally, FERPA and its organisations are denouncing the abuse of all kinds suffered by older people and the negative attitudes that... Read more
Active ageing Siciliano attended the 30th anniversary of the Trade Union of Pensioners of Slovenia May 2022 On Thursady 26th May, the General Secretary of Ferpa, Agostino Siciliano attended the 30th anniversary of the Trade Union of Pensioners of Slovenia, and the 7th of the Trade Union Pensioners (SUS), both held in the Great Hall in the Trade Union House in Ljubljana In his speech, the Secretary... Read more
Conferences Ferpa meetings with the European institutions Apr 2022 In response to the Ferpa request for a meeting with the European institutions to illustrate their manifesto, meetings between Ferpa and the Advisors of the Cabinet of the President of the European Council Charles Michel and of the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola took place on... Read more
