European Parliament rewards supporter of ‘I am big, not stupid’ initiative

Retired who promoted the campaign “I’m big, I’m not stupid” Demanding better treatment from the bank for this group of Valencians Charles St JohnHe was one of the 30 winners of the award this year. European Citizen 2022. It is an award given by European Parliament To EU citizens who best represent European values ​​and recognize the work of the chief in this edition Jose Andres To help Ukrainian refugees.

Campaign against financial exclusion of the elderly initiated by San Juan 647,950 signatures He highlighted the challenges this group faces in its relationships with banking, given the continued decline in the number of branches and the increasing demands of organizations to channel simple transactions to telematics channels.

The initiative is a government wrist slap to the industry and forced major banks to react, which implemented measures to improve care for the elderly, such as extending cashier hours, toll-free hotlines or priority attention programs. Thus, the industry’s own employers, the AEB, initiated a protocol to guide the actions of organizations with this segment of the population.

Carlos San Juan’s candidacy was jointly supported by the socialist MEP Domenec Ruiz; citizen representative Maite Pagazaurtundua; and popular Esteban Gonzalez Pons. Now San Juan has requested the Administration to implement similar measures to facilitate the relations of these citizens with them.

For his part, chief Jose Andres He was rewarded for his work with the Ukrainians. After the occupation by Russian troops, Andrés immediately started the machinery of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) to join the thousands of refugees who had left the country. As in many other parts of the world, his organization was among the first to arrive as soon as Russian tanks crossed the border. José Andrés delivered a total of 250,000 meals a day in seven countries, including Ukraine. war and mass displacement of civilians.

Finally, the awards also recognize the ANAR Foundation for the phone number (116000) for missing child cases.

Source: Informacion

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