On 6 May 2026, the European Commission published the Communication* on the first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, which aims to support reaching the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’s goals of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion by at least 15 million by 2030, as well as eradicate […]
On 1 January 2025, the Cyprus presidency of the Council of the EU began*, and its priorities and website were published. During its mandate, the Cyprus presidency will work on the following topics: * Every 6 months, a new Member State has the presidency of the Council of the EU. The Priorities of a Presidency […]
EPR Finance and HR ManagerThis is a part-time position (60%) based in BrusselsPermanent contractStarting date: mid to end of April 2026 The European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR), is looking for a new colleague to join the team in Brussels as our Finance and HR Manager. This is a key role within our Secretariat to ensure […]
In February and October 2025 respectively, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the European Parliament published their positions regarding the upcoming actions of the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The main points raised by both institutions in their reports include the following: European Parliament Report on the EU strategy for […]
Anykščiai Social Care Home (hereinafter referred to as the Care Home) is a municipal budgetary institution providing in-patient long-term (short-term) social care for elderly persons, elderly persons with severe disabilities and adults with disabilities who have declared their place of residence on the territory of Anykščiai District Municipality. The care home has three units: the […]
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 […]
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. The joint work started off in December 2020 at the National Awareness Raising Event (NARE) in Germany where a number of EPR members presented their […]
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 […]