Public hearing - Participation of Persons with disabilities in European elections
5 February 2019, 9.30 – 12.45 a.m.
Room VMA 3, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Agenda
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Registration and coffee
9:30 - 9:40 a.m. Opening remarks
- Marie Zvolská, President, Study Group on Disability Rights, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Marek Plura, Disability Intergroup, European Parliament (EP)
9:40 – 11:00 a.m. Panel 1 – Is the right to vote for persons with disability in the EU a reality?
Moderator: Gunta Anča, Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
- Krzysztof Pater, Rapporteur "Real rights of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections", European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Martha Stickings, European Agency for Fundamental Rigths (FRA) - recorded message
Open floor discussion
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Campaigns to promote political participation in the EU
Moderator: Madi Sharma, Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
- Alejandro Moledo, European Disability Forum (EDF)
- Stephen Clarke, "This time I'am voting" – European Parliament
Open floor discussion
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Conclusions
- Marie Zvolská, Study Group on Disability Rights, (EESC)
- Olga Sehnalová, Disability Intergroup, European Parliament (EP)
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Interpretation requested from Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish into Czech, English, French, Italian and Polish
International sign language interpretation provided