Disability rights - Mission report from Country Visit to to Malta

On 4-5 May 2026, a three-member delegation from the Permanent Group on Disability Rights (PG DIS) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) accompanied by a representative of the European Disability Forum (EDF)carried out a two-day visit to Malta

The main objective of the visit was to gain deeper insight into the work done in Malta to ban forced sterilization of women and girls with disabilities.

During their stay, EESC members also held constructive meetings with representatives of the Maltese Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (MFOPD ), as well as with officials from the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, the Women's Rights Association, the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability, service providers, the  Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability and ENGAGE.

You can read the report here.