13th EUROPEAN GREEN PARTY COUNCIL MEETING
Tallinn –Estonia 8—9-10.10. 2010
Fringe Meeting 8th of October 2010
EUROPEAN NETWORK OF GREEN SENIORS
“ Happy Ageing – Another Aging Is Possible “
ENGS White Paper with Aging Compass and HAI Indicators
Power Point: Birgit Meinhard-Schiebel – Austria
Input from ENGS members: Lucille Ryan O`Shea – Irland
Birgit Meinhard Schiebel – Austria
Ute Schmitz – Germany
Presentation of Didier Coeurnelle – Ecolo “ Healthy Life Expentancy “
Report of the ENGS Fringe Meeting – EGP Plenary Meeting – Sunday – 10.10.2010
by Tony Cooreman
Good morning Tallinn,
“Here are the European Vintage Greens, formerly known as the European Network of Green Seniors, with their report of the ENGS Fringe Meeting”
“Another happier ageing is possible”, that’s what we concluded in our fringe meeting last Friday.
We discussed our ENGS White Paper, paper with 7 HAI (Happy Ageing Indicators) and Ageing Compass.
We concluded that
Healthy life expectancy shows huge gaps between countries in Europe and between men and women.
But they are poorly represented in parliaments. We also lack
other political institutions that represent elderly .
“good examples of best practice models”, projects set up in different European countries by authorities or private movements with purpose to help all kind of elderly people living together with younger generations in happy life circumstances. That’s how we give other countries the opportunity to learn from this “good examples” and, if they can and need, copy them.
Nothing about us , without us.
We know that all generations will eventually join us in this
“Rocking Chair Revolution”
Support us now !!!
Tallinn, 10th of October 2010
Kingston –Gendoc.