This public hearing will count on contributions from the EU Commission, AGE - the European Platform of NGOs defending the interests of older citizens, a Voluntary Service and two senior citizens, who will talk about their experience. These inputs, together with the debate held during the hearing and the individual contributions from the Members of the SOC Section (who have been asked to identify examples of activities which are dependent upon or involve older people in their own Member State) will flow into the EESC opinion on the topic.