Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU fails to draft a new compromise on the Equal Treatment Directive
On 1 December 2025, the EU’s ministers on employment and social affairs met in a Council of the EU meeting to discuss the...
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European Commission opens consultation on upcoming actions on the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities
On 14 November 2025, the European Commission published a call for evidence* on the upcoming actions on the European Strategy for...
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European Parliament and European Economic and Social Committee publish their views on upcoming actions of the disability strategy
In February and October 2025 respectively, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the European Parliament published...
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EPR Joins the European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference 2025
Between 4-5 December, EPR participated in the European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference organised by the European...
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EPR joins 51 European organisations calling for a greater commitment to social inclusion in the next EU budget
The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR), in coalition with 51 other European networks, has co-signed a Joint...
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EPR Responds to Consultation on the Upcoming European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
In September 2025, EPR submitted input to a call for evidence* regarding the European Commission’s upcoming European Pillar of...
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European Union to focus on Quality Jobs, Anti-poverty and Affordable Housing in 2026
On 10 September 2025, the annual State of the Union speech by European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen took place in...
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European Parliament Calls On European Commission to Enhance Socially Responsible Public Procurement
On 9 September 2025, the European Parliament adopted in its plenary session an Own-Initiative Report* regarding the...
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Other Tech Corporations Sign Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI
In August 2025, a Code of practice for General-Purpose AI* was approved by the European Commission and the AI Board**. The Code...
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Equal Treatment Directive Negotiations to Restart after Cancelled Withdrawal
In July 2025, the European Commission reversed its decision of withdrawing the Equal Treatment Directive proposal, as reported...
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EQUASS
The European Quality in Social Services (EQUASS) is an initiative of the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR). EQUASS enhances the social sector by engaging social service providers in continuous improvement, learning and development, in order to guarantee service users quality of services throughout Europe.
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