Dear friends,
“ESO (European Senior Organisation) – PES seniors” is the seniors’ network of the PES, the party of European Socialists and Social Democrats. It is the umbrella organization of socialist and social-democratic seniors’ organizations and/or working groups for seniors’ policy within the PES member parties.
With our newsletter, we want to inform you about our actions and positions, as well as some contributions from our members.
In this newsletter, we focus on our participation in the PES Congress on October 17th and 18th and comments from some from our delegation-members.
This concerns our own ESO Fringe meeting, “A European Senior Strategy: A Future for Our Youngsters,” and our President’s contribution to the PES Congress, where he addresses the party leaders present: “You can count on us, as you have done it in the past, now and in the future. But we have one demand: as actors for the future, older persons will be recognised as full citizens. This concerns also our own social democratic movement and partis. Many parties don’t longer organise their older members, contrary to the youngsters and other specific groups. Please, give older militant their organisation, their network in the party, so that we can – as organised citizens- full participate in the future.”
You will also find a short contribution from our PSOE-Mayores celebrating the international day for older persons on October, 1; moreover information on the European Commission annual programme 2026 and the European drivers licence.
You will find our Newsletter 5 here
This newsletter is primarily aimed at our partners and political representatives who are committed to senior citizen organizations and intergenerational solidarity. Would you like to contribute to our work, our reflections, and the implementation of our policy proposals and priorities? Please let us know. (eso@socialistseniors.eu).
Kind regards,
Jos Bertrand
President ESO (European Senior Organisaton) – PES-seniors