Active ageing 1st October 2021 International Day of Older Persons Digital: equity for all ages Sep 2021 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 people But it must be age-friendly Technology must improve life, not complicate it! We need... Read more
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 Sep 2021 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 Care Read HERE (Vol 1 general) and HERE (Vol 2 Country profiles) the Report on the Adequacy of... Read more
Disability General Secretary of Ferpa Agostino Siciliano has received the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid19. Mar 2021 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 vaccine with the firm conviction that in order to get out of this serious health, economic and social... Read more
Rights Vaccination campaign: Let’s not forget the elderly Mar 2021 Let's not forget the retired, elderly and isolated people during the vaccination campaign against... Read more
Rights 8 March 2021 Mar 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 low pensions, retired women in Europe have every interest in making their voices heard to denounce... Read more
Europe Etuc Covid-19: Vaccination campaign Feb 2021 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 you my concern about the way the Covid-19 vaccination campaign is being carried in Europe The... Read more
