In recent years EPR members have expressed their interest to collaborate and organise a mutual exchange and learning exercise on services for and the work with Young People with Disabilities (YPWD). The joint work started off in December 2020 at the National Awareness Raising Event (NARE) in Germany where a number of EPR members presented […]
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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The European Parliament’s own Initiative Report on mental health was approved at the plenary session on December 13th in Strasbourg. This report stands as the European Parliaments response to the European Commission’s Communication on a Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health. The report emphasises the socio-economic and environmental determinants of mental health, and stresses that policies […]
The annual survey of the EU Pact for Skills reveals positive outcomes in advancing skills training across Europe. Key findings include 2 million people benefiting from up- and re-skilling activities, 15,500 training programs being updated or developed, and €160 million invested by Pact members in skills initiatives. The Pact for Skills brings together various stakeholders […]
The European Commission in collaboration with the European Disability Forum organised the annual conference on the occasion of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities that took place on 2 and 3 December 2021. The conference was focused on the current challenges, specifically in access to healthcare and in digital transformation. It also included a […]
Among other topics, this General Assembly will discuss and approve the 2020 accounts and annual activity report, as well as vote on an application for membership. The link to register can be found below. This is a member-only event. The agenda will be circulated to members. This event receives financial support from the […]
On December 3rd, EPR hosted its annual Public Affairs Event in Brussels from 9.00 to 13.00. It was focused around the role of social economy employment models as tools to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and Active Inclusion. ‘A tool for Active Inclusion of People with Disabilities – Social Economy Employment Models‘. EPR […]