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There are five
Attending these meetings is also the State Secretaries of the Ministry.
These meetings are held four to five times a year and the committee also meets with the
members
Pensionärernas Riksorganisation (PRO) ................. 396.000
Sveriges Pensionärförbund (SPF) ............................ 233.000
Svenska Kommunalpens. Förbund (SKPF)............. 116.000
Sveriges Pensionärers Riksförbund (SPRF) ............. 45.000
Riksförbundet Pensionärsgemenskap (RPG)............. 30.000
Total members .......................................................... 820.000
Most of the national pension organisations hold so called central meetings every second or third year where they decide a lot of important matters of that level. The central meeting is organised so that every regional organisation is represented.
When we come to the
On central level most pension organisations have imposing investigation recourses but on regional level in less extent. All above mentioned organisations are politically independent. On local level most of the organisations through all their local associations have meetings every month besides in summertime. In this meetings a lot of information are given to their members and entertainment and so called walking and travels are common. Once a year there are a yearly meeting where the members choose their own board and discuss important things for them. On local level you also choose representatives in the so called municipal pension councils (KPA). These councils have meetings every quarter together with municipality administration officials, representing the so called soft questions and even with officials representing the social committee. Even influence at traffic questions in the local society are common.
On central level most pension organisations have imposing investigation recourses but on regional level in less extent. All above mentioned organisations are politically independent. On
Divergence can occur from what I have described above between the different organisations but in general these are the most frequent formations.
Besides the above organisations there are even a lot of pension organisations, or more common, pension clubs, in
Wilhelm Lemchen
Vice President of the Group - Sweden