Intergenerational solidarity conference for Health and Care

Online conference, Thursday, 29 April 2021, 18:00 – 19:30 CET on FEPS, PES, YES Facebook pages, live streaming

On the occasion of the European Day of Solidarity between Generations and against the backdrop of a global health crisis, this exciting conference aimed at offering a space for dialogue between generations.

With a focus on Health and Care, our speakers discussed the ways in which different generations can support each other to address the challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and how progressive politics can be at the forefront in the policy action response to these challenges.

This conference was organised by FEPS, the Young European Socialists (YES) and the European Seniors Organisation (ESO) together with the Party of European Socialists (PES).

On the same topic, find out more about the FEPS #Care4Care project!

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Special contributions

• ‘Next Generation EU- what potential for inter-generational solidarity?‘, an article by Sergei Stanishev, President of the Party of European Socialists, S&D MEP
• ‘Are Millennials another Lost Generation of Europe? What can be done so that history doesn’t repeat itself!‘, an article by Ana Pirtskhalava, YES and IUSY Secretary General
• ‘All together for Solidarity, for a society that cares for everyone‘, an article by Jos Bertrand, President of European Senior Organisation (ESO)

Find out what was said on Twitter!

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Speakers

• Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
• Frank VANDENBROUCKE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Belgium
• Lynne SEGAL, Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies, Birkbeck College, feminist scholar, writer, activist
• Heléne FRITZON, Party of European Socialists Vice-President, S&D MEP
• Alicia HOMS, Young European Socialists President, S&D MEP
• Jos BERTRAND, European Seniors Organisation President
• Maria João RODRIGUES, Foundation for European Progressive Studies President

On the same topic…

• Watch FEPS #Care4Care video
• Discover more on FEPS #Care4Care Project
• PES Presidency Declaration ‘Affordable and quality healthcare for all‘
• Conclusions of the PES Social Europe Network ‘Changing the focus: for a Society of Wellbeing‘
• Discover the #MakeHerCount campaign by PES Women, which brings together women on the coronavirus frontline and progressive leaders to call for a fair deal for women
• Conclusions of the PES Social Europe Network ‘Affordable and Quality Healthcare for All‘
• The Progressive Post article by Frank Vandenbroucke ‘We need a Europe that cares and that is seen to care‘
• The Progressive Post article by Jackie Jones ‘Can you hear me now?‘
• Discover the FEPS article series on intergenerational solidarity and climate justice
• The CSW65 Parallel Event ‘Building gender just societies through intergenerational solidarity‘
• FEPS Policy Brief ‘Attitudes towards a European Health Union – The Case of Hungary‘
• The European Senior Organisation (ESO) contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the green paper on aeging: read the document