Programme

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)

 Join the discussion online:  #Disability #Righttovote #EUelections2019

Interpretation requested from Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish into Czech, English, French, Italian and Polish

International sign language interpretation provided

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