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.
You can find our Newsletter HERE
In our fourth newsletter for 2026, you will find information about following activities:
Our 25th anniversary commemoration at the Bruxelles – Cityhall on October, 1 the international day for older persons and our seminar “political participation from older persons by mandates and their senior-organisation in participative democracy”.
Furthermore we meet Paul Magnette, President from the Belgian French spoken socialdemocratic parti PS, and Conner Rousseau, President from the Belgian Netherlands spoken socialdemocratic parti Vooruit.
We have also contribute to the public consultation from UNECE on its regional implantation strategy (RIS) “zero draft” proposal to revise the Regional Implementation Strategy for the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) within the UNECE region. I our contribution we reiterate our proposal for the creation of regional and national Older persons commissioners, which can facilitate follow-up on the strategy’s implementation and where affected citizens can turn for assistance regarding issues of access to their rights.
You will find also our President’s address to the General Assembly from SPD 60plus on October, 7 in Berlin.
Furthermore, there are activities and contributions from our member organizations: on the visit from the Romanian social democratic senior-organisation to the European Parlement in Brussels initiated by the Romanian delegation in the S&D group. From our Belgian member organisation the ABVV-senioren on their report on the valuable role from older people in our economy and society. From the German SPD 60 plus about the Berlin Senior Citizens’ Support Structure Act.
At the end, we also pay attention to the debate in the European Parlement on October 8 on the involvement from the European Union in the process towards an UN Convention for the rights for older persons. It was Idoia Mendia, MEP for the PSOE and copresident from the European Parlements Intergenerational Forum who initiated the debate.
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)
