Informal or officially registered associations of former MPs are a widespread practice in the world. Gatherings of these associations are officially arranged in the form of annual meetings, but also series of lectures, visits within one\u2019s own country and abroad may be organised.<\/p>\n
The activities of the associations are normally financed from membership fees. The present article introduces the activities of the associations of former parliamentarians in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, and Poland. In Estonia, there is also an organisation uniting former parliamentarians. It is the so-called \u201c20th<\/sup> of August Club\u201d including the members of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia who voted on 20 August 1991 for the resolution of the Supreme Council \u201cOn the National Independence of Estonia\u201d. Yet, it is still too early to talk in Estonia about organisations similar to the organisations of former parliamentarians in the above countries of Europe. Moreover, among the members of the \u201c20th<\/sup> of August Club\u201d are also several of the present members of the Riigikogu. See also: http:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/osakonnad\/msi\/tel284_i.html<\/p>\n