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This letter sets out AGE's main expectations and recommendations for the renewed Social Agenda and calls on President Barroso to mainstream intergenerational solidarity within it. In our view, greater solidarity and cooperation between generations must become a horizontal objective of the renewed Social Agenda and Lisbon Strategy to help Member States meet the challenge of demographic change.

AGE considers that the renewed Social Agenda should propose a European Year on Intergenerational Solidarity to be celebrated in 2012. It should also propose to hold a bi-annual event on intergenerational solidarity during the light years of the bi-annual cycle on demography. AGE also calls for the renewed Social Agenda to propose concrete actions to promote a more vivid civil dialogue at EU and national level with clear targets and objectives.

The renewed Social Agenda should also include a concrete commitment to mainstream both the gender and ageing dimension in all areas of work, and it should encompass a European Strategy against elder abuse and develop voluntary quality standards for long term care services.

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