Faced with many barriers and less able to maintain social and physical distance, persons with disabilities are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 and falling severely ill as a result of the disease. However, in the EU they have not been explicitly included in priority groups for vaccination
COVID-19 has blatantly exposed all the cracks and fissures in the European health systems and shown the EU to be unprepared for dealing with major health emergencies. But the first building blocks of the future European Health Union, recently proposed by the Commission, look promising and may give the EU the right weapons to fight pandemics in the future
Joint Conference of the Minister for Civil Society of the Republic of Poland and the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group
Event type
Conference
Location
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Warsaw
Poland
The conference will be held on 15 May 2025 at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3, as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Medical University of Warsaw, 2a Księcia Trojdena Street
Warsaw
Poland
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Polish Ministry of Health, and the Medical University of Warsaw is holding a major conference entitled Towards an EU Action Plan on Rare Diseases on 10 April 2025 at 9 a.m. at the Medical University in Warsaw, Poland.
Room VMA 23 and Interactio, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC is organising a hearing on " Leaving No One Behind: European Commitment to Rare Diseases " on 12 July 2024 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
During the event, we will listen to contributions from policy makers, civil society and patients' organisations and other relevant stakeholders, on the achievements and challenges at EU level and try to identify possible ways to move forward.
The outcomes of the hearing will feed into the EESC's opinion.
Conference in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union
Event type
Conference
Location
16 Place du 20-Août
Liège
Belgium
The Civil Society Organisations' Group will organise this conference in partnership with the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège and the Hôpital de la Citadelle. This event is an in-person conference that will be live streamed. Registration closed on 30 May.
Room VMA 22 EESC building & Interactio, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC's Permanent Group on disability Rights is organising a hybrid public hearing on " Ensuring sexual and reproductive health rights for women with disabilities " on 8 July 2024 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
During the event, we will discuss with relevant stakeholders existing good practices as well as problems encountered by women with disabilities both in the EU and on a global level.
Interactio and Room VMA 23, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC is organising a hybrid public hearing on 28 May 2024 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
Its objective is to hear from policy makers, civil society organisations and social partners, about the importance of affordable community -based services and of a human rights approach to mental health care
The outcomes of the hearing will feed into the EESC's opinion "Mental Health Community Services"
