European Parliament works on Own-Initiative Report on the EU Disability Strategy beyond 2024
Between February and April 2024, the Rapporteurs and Shadow Rapporteurs, in charge of drafting the European Parliament’s...
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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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EUROFOUND Report on Unpaid Care Highlights the Key Role of Formal Care Services
A EUROFUND report on “Unpaid care in the EU”, published in July 2025, analyses the current situation and characteristics of...
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Nearly a Quarter of People Aged 16 and Over in the EU Has a Disability, 2024 Eurostat Data Reports
In July 2025, Eurostat published the latest data on the share of people in the European Union with a disability – considered...
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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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