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AGE Platform Europe

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, AGE Platform Europe appears in 22 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

22
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
10.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“AGE Platform Europe is a European network of non-profit organisations of and for older people, which aims to voice and promote older persons' rights and interest and to elevate their voice at EU and international level.”

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“AGE’s vision encompasses an inclusive society, based on well-being for all, solidarity between generations and full entitlement to enjoy life, participate in and contribute to society. At the same time, each person’s rights and responsibilities throughout their life course have to be fully respected. AGE celebrates longevity as one of the greatest achievements of humanity. We seek to combat ageism, promote human rights throughout the life course, reduce inequalities and enable everyone to live a full and dignified life. To achieve this mission: - We raise the aspirations and needs of older people bridging the gap between them and policymakers - We transform our members’ experiences and ideas into policy proposals, advocacy, - We support our members’ active involvement […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 22 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1045%
Socialists & Democrats836%
The Left29%
European People's Party15%
Renew Europe15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
4
2024
7
2025
6
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Alice Kuhnke
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Idoia Mendia
4 meetings · S&D
Alicia Homs Ginel
1 meeting · S&D
Luke Ming Flanagan
1 meeting · The Left
Tilly Metz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Birgit SippelRights of elderly people
8 Sep 2026Idoia MendiaAgeing
8 Sep 2026Saskia BricmontRights of elderly people
1 Jul 2026Idoia MendiaUN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
25 Feb 2026Krzysztof ŚmiszekAgoraEU
5 Nov 2025Alice KuhnkeAnti-discrimination
8 Sep 2025Nina CarberryEU Policies for Older People
25 Mar 2025Alice KuhnkeHorizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive
18 Mar 2025Alice KuhnkeAnti-discrimination
19 Feb 2025Kim van SparrentakWithdrawal horizontal anti-discrimination directive
19 Feb 2025Alice KuhnkeAnti-discrimination
17 Dec 2024Idoia MendiaMeeting with AGE Platform Europe
5 Dec 2024Gordan BosanacPensioners' rights
14 Nov 2024Catarina MartinsIntergroup on aging
3 Oct 2024Benedetta ScuderiIntergroup

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