Programme

EESC Permanent Group on Disability Rights

Hybrid public hearing

Delivering Full Inclusion: which measures for the second half of the EU Disability Strategy?

Thursday, 5 March from 10:00 to 13:00

European Economic and Social Committee, Rue van Maerlant 2, Room VMA 22 (2nd Floor) and via Interactio

Draft programme

We are now halfway through the EU Disability Strategy 2021–2030. While the first phase has delivered important milestones and introduced valuable measures, significant gaps remain. The second half of the Strategy must address these shortcomings to ensure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in our societies. This event will feature insights from EU institutions and highlight recommendations from civil society and disability organisations.

09:30-10:00  | Testing connections

10:00-10:10  | Welcome and introduction by Marie-Pierre Le Breton, president of the EESC Permanent Group on Disability rights (PG DIS) 

10:10-11:15 | Panel 1 EU Leadership for Disability Rights: Priorities for the Second Half of the Strategy”
Moderator: XXX , EESC PG DIS Member GR II or III

Interventions by:

  • Representative, DG JUST, European Commission
  • Rosa Estaras Ferragut, MEP, European Parliament
  • Representative, Cyprus Presidency of the EU
  • Representative, Irish Presidency of the EU

Q&A

11:15-11:30  | Coffee Break

11:30-12:50 | Panel 2 Nothing About Us Without Us: Civil Society Perspectives on the Second Half of the Strategy”
Moderator: XXX, EESC PG DIS Member GR II or III

Interventions by:

  • Alejandro Moledo, Deputy Director and Head of Policy, European Disability Forum (EDF)
  • Representative, European Network for Independent Living (ENIL)
  • Representative, Inclusion Europe
  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, EESC Member and rapporteur of the opinion on the EU Disability Strategy

Q&A

12:50-13:00  | Closing remarks by Marie Pierre Le Breton, president of the EESC Permanent Group on Disability rights (PG DIS)

Interpreting: Participants can speak Czech, English, French, Italian, Latvian and Polish and listen into English, French, Italian.