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The International Labour Organisation maps corporate policies and practices on care and support for employees with disabilities, and with dependants with disabilities.

Launched on the occasion of the International Day of Care and Support 2025, the report Care to Compete: Corporate Policies and...
2026 European Commission Work Programme Includes Actions in Disability Strategy, Education, Quality Jobs, Mental Health, and AI

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published the 2026 Commission Work Programme, which specifies the new initiatives...
New LGBTIQ+ Strategy underlines the intersectional vulnerability experienced by persons with a disability who are part of the LGBTIQ+ community

On 20 October, the European Commission published its LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy for the period 2026-2030, which aims at...
EU Equality Ministers call for prevention, early detection and intervention of violence against women, but provide no concrete measures for women with disabilities

In a meeting of the Council of the EU on 17 October 2025, employment and social policy ministers approved conclusions on...
EU Council calls for affordable person-centered support services for persons with disabilities and independent living in new Disability Strategy actions

On 17 October 2025, the Council of the EU held a meeting where employment and social policy ministers of the EU countries...
Eurofound reflects on the impact of the 2008 crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health

On 10 October 2025, Eurofound published an article about the roots of Europe’s mental health crisis. The report first dives...
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...
Apply AI Strategy aims to boost AI adoption in education and healthcare

On 8 October 2025, the European Commission published two strategies to speed up AI uptake in European industry and science: the...
Social Services Europe calls for state aid to cover a higher percentage of services for the employment of persons with disabilities, including supported employment

On 2 October 2025, Social Services Europe to which EPR is member, submitted its position to a call for evidence* from the...
Incentives for apprenticeships: which are the most common ones?

In October 2025, Cedefop published the report “Apprenticeships: incentives for employers and learners”. In this publication,...

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News General

The International Labour Organisation maps corporate policies and practices on care and support for employees with disabilities, and with dependants with disabilities.

2026 European Commission Work Programme Includes Actions in Disability Strategy, Education, Quality Jobs, Mental Health, and AI

New LGBTIQ+ Strategy underlines the intersectional vulnerability experienced by persons with a disability who are part of the LGBTIQ+ community

EU Equality Ministers call for prevention, early detection and intervention of violence against women, but provide no concrete measures for women with disabilities

EU Council calls for affordable person-centered support services for persons with disabilities and independent living in new Disability Strategy actions

Eurofound reflects on the impact of the 2008 crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health

EPR joins 51 European organisations calling for a greater commitment to social inclusion in the next EU budget

Apply AI Strategy aims to boost AI adoption in education and healthcare

Social Services Europe calls for state aid to cover a higher percentage of services for the employment of persons with disabilities, including supported employment

Incentives for apprenticeships: which are the most common ones?