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24/10/2016
EESC delegation evaluates the situation of refugees and other migrants with disabilities in the reception structures of Lesbos and Athens

A delegation of the EESC permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, composed by Ioannis Vardakastanis (Group III), Bernard Noël (Group II) and Dare Stojan (Group I), visited Greece from 12-14 October, accompanied by the Director of the European Disability Forum, Catherine Naughton, and supported by Valeria Atzori from the Secretariat and Maria Kampouri from National Confederation of Disabled People in Greece (NCDP). The aim of the visit, which was organized with the help of NCDP Greece, was to evaluate the situation of refugees and other migrants with disabilities in the reception structures of Lesbos and Athens ...

 

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25/06/2018
Persons with disabilities remain invisible to employers and society

Persons with disabilities may have the right to full social integration, but they are still not given the opportunity

On 20 June, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a hearing which showcased the positive impact of employing persons with disabilities, but also warned that prejudice and victimisation were still among the most important factors in their persistent exclusion from society and labour markets.

27/06/2018
The full inclusion of persons with disabilities requires inclusive social dialogue

The EESC hosted a side event at the Conference of State Parties to CRPD in New York

The implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) cannot be successful without fully including persons with disabilities (PWDs) in society and in the economy, by means of decent work in an inclusive labour system.  

31/10/2019
We can dare to demand more from the EU disability rights agenda for the next decade

Now we have a golden opportunity to align the EU's next disability strategy with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

On 21 October, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a public hearing to gather input from grassroots organisations for its opinion on the EU's next ten-year strategy for disability rights and to draw the lessons from the agenda due to expire in 2020.

13/07/2018
Europe must do more to protect women with disabilities

EESC: The EU must fight against and outlaw all gender - and disability-based discrimination affecting some 40 million women in Europe

On 11 July, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), a body representing European organised civil society, called on EU institutions and Member States to step up their efforts to protect women and girls with disabilities, who continue to face multiple forms of discrimination in EU society on the grounds of both their gender and disability, often resulting in their social exclusion.

 

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18/12/2019
Η ΕΟΚΕ καλεί την Επιτροπή να ενισχύσει τη φιλοδοξία της νέας στρατηγικής για τα δικαιώματα των ατόμων με αναπηρία

Οι κυριότερες προτάσεις περιλαμβάνουν την πλήρη εναρμόνιση της νέας στρατηγικής με τη Σύμβαση του ΟΗΕ για τα Δικαιώματα των Ατόμων με Αναπηρία, καθώς και την ενισχυμένη εποπτεία της εφαρμογής της σε επίπεδο ΕΕ, προκειμένου να εξασφαλιστεί η απουσία διακρίσεων για τα άτομα με αναπηρία και η αποδοχή τους στο όνομα της ετερότητας και της ανθρωπιάς σε ολόκληρη την ΕΕ

27/06/2017
People with disabilities still face important obstacles to access the labour market

Existing legislation has not been capable of fully addressing the impediments that people with disabilities face to find a job, as employers are frequently unaware of the benefits of employing them. This was one of the main messages of the hearing on "Employment of Persons with Disabilities", which took place last week at the EESC in Brussels. In her opening speech, Irena Petraitienė, EESC President of Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, said: "Member States should initiate dialogue with...

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26/10/2018
Accessibility for persons with disabilities not included among the selection criteria for funding of projects under new EU rules

The EESC hearing on the new MFF and cohesion policy seen from the disability perspective shows the EC proposal could still be improved

The European Commission's proposals for new rules governing the funds that underpin EU cohesion policy fail to list equality and accessibility for persons with disabilities among mandatory eligibility criteria for funding. This poses a risk that public money may be used to finance infrastructure or services that will only increase their discrimination, an EESC hearing revealed.

ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΟΧΗΣ, ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ

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