European Parliament sets up a Scrutiny Working Group on NGO Funding
On 19 June, the European Parliament (EP) voted to set up a Working Group on NGO financing within the Budgetary Control...
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European Semester Spring Package Sets Recommendations on Employment and Social Protection of Persons With Disabilities
On 4 June, the European Commission (EC) published the European Semester Spring package. The 2025 Spring Package is part of the...
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EU Employment and Social Policy ministers Discuss Older People in the Labour and Society, and Job Quality
On 19 June, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) formation of the Council of the EU held a meeting...
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EPR responds to the public consultation of the Equal Treatment Directive
In June, EPR participated in a round of consultations on the Equal Treatment Directive organised by the European Parliament...
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25 EU Countries Sign a Joint Declaration on Awareness-raising of People with Disabilities – Council Danish Presidency Publishes its Priorities
On 23 June, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU distributed among the governments of the other EU Member States a...
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European Accessibility Act, Setting Accessibility Requirements to Products and Services, Comes Into Effect
The European Accessibility Act is an EU Directive that requires that a set of products and services meet accessibility...
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New Actions of the Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are a Work in Process for the European Commission
On 19 June, EPR attended the Disability Platform’s* second meeting of the year, hosted online by the European Commission (EC)....
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Time to Take Stock on the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan: EPR Will Answer the EC’s Calls for Feedback
On 18 June, the European Commission (EC) opened a call for evidence*, and a public consultation** (both available here),...
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European Commission publishes Study on alternative employment models for persons with disabilities
On 30 April 2025, the European Commission (EC) published its long-awaited “Study on alternative employment models for persons...
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EU Polish Presidency holds event on inclusion of persons with disabilities
On 28 March 2025, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU held a Conference in Brussels on "Raising awareness of the...
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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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