Poor basic living conditions highlighted as Third Age festival begins
Ljubljana, 1 October - Calls to improve the economic and housing situation of the elderly marked the start of the three-day Festival for the Third Age. The Pensioners' Association (ZDUS) took the opportunity to issue a list of demands to the government, including for the payment of an annual allowance and an immediate indexation of pensions.
Ljubljana
Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan addresses the Festival for the Third Age as it opens at the Cankarjev Dom arts and convention centre.
Photo: Bor Slan/STA
Ljubljana
The Festival for the Third Age opens at the Cankarjev Dom arts and convention centre.
Photo: Bor Slan/STA
Ljubljana
Ksenija Klampfer, the minister of labour, the family, social affairs and equal opportunities, addresses the Festival for the Third Age as it opens at the Cankarjev Dom arts and convention centre.
Photo: Bor Slan/STA
Ljubljana
Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan addresses the Festival for the Third Age as it opens at the Cankarjev Dom arts and convention centre.
Photo: Bor Slan/STA
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