The accessible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in services for people with disabilities has long been on EPR’s ‘radar’, with efforts to ensure our community can harness the full benefits of the technology. Against the backdrop of rapid developments in both EU regulatory frameworks and technological advancements, EPR hosted its Annual Conference 2024 […]
In September 2025, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), published a policy brief examining the barriers that hinder the cross-border mobility of people with disabilities within Member States and EU policy efforts to comply with the UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). It also provides policy suggestions for the effective […]
In September 2025, the European Commission’s Directorate General of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion* published its annual report on “Employment and Social Developments in Europe”. The report analyses how to address labour shortages and strengthen labour market participation in the EU by unlocking the potential of women, older people, persons with disabilities, and migrants. The […]
The Commission’s 2025 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report, published 15 September 2025, highlights that one-fifth of the working-age population, around 51 million people, are currently outside the EU labour market, with women, people aged 55–64, migrants, and persons with disabilities making up the vast majority. For context, the Employment and Social Developments […]
On 17 June, EuroHealthNet and the Institute of Public Health in Ireland published a new report: “A Wellbeing Economy can help to secure a healthy and sustainable future in Ireland and Northern Ireland”. At its core, a Wellbeing Economy is designed with a specific purpose: it starts with the idea that the economy should serve […]
Last week, we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of our network and our Annual Conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands. For the occasion, EPR members and partners gathered together during two days of sharing knowledge, practices and mutual learning seasoned with experts’ speeches on various topics such as entrepreneurship in rehabilitation, employment for people with disabilities or […]
Thriving in fast changing societies: creating future services, supporting inclusion The ongoing process to ensure “future-ready” services calls for service providers to work together with those who are using the services and also to create broader partnerships with the community and other stakeholders. Radical transformations are re-shaping societies at an unprecedented pace and the 2018 […]
In May 2025, EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, published its annual report on Living and Working in Europe 2024. In this edition of the report, EUROFOUND underlined how, in order to overcome labour and skills shortages in Europe, engaging underutilised labour groups will be key, including people with […]
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On 3 June 2026, the European Commission (EC) published the European Semester Spring package. The Spring Package is part of the European Semester, the EU’s tool for coordinating and monitoring economic and social policies. This particular Spring package reflected a focus on EU competitiveness, strategic autonomy, as well as economic and social resilience and cohesion. […]