9 Jun, 2022

Report of the Conference on the 2021 European Day of Persons with Disabilities

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The report of the conference to celebrate the 2021 European Day of Persons with Disabilities has just been published. The online conference brought together more than 400 politicians, high-level experts, and disability advocates. This report summarises the discussions held on:

challenges in access to healthcare,
involvement of persons with disabilities in the digital transformation,
the situation and needs of children with disabilities.

The 2022 edition of the conference will be held on 24 and 25 November 2022 in Brussels.

Download the report now from the European Commission’s website.

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High-Level Conference of European Ministers responsible for Family Affairs − Vienna

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OPINION – Ethnic segregation of Roma children in Europe’s schools demands real action

Ethnic segregation is a widespread and systematic practice in many European countries. These practices are illegal yet continue to shape the lives of children and families across Europe. Our rights to education, housing, and health, ostensibly enjoyed by us all, remain divided along ethnic lines. For many Roma, their enjoyment of these rights is severely limited, often with the tacit support of the state.

European elections in the spotlight – time to ACT NOW for families of today

On 6-9th June 2024, Europeans voted to renew the European Parliament and new Members of European Parliament (MEP) will convene for the first time in Plenary mid-July in Strasbourg, France. While the European People’s Party (EPP), European Conservatives (ECR) and Identify and Democracy Group (ID) have seen an increase in seats, the Greens and Renew Europe have had significant losses. The Socialists have maintained around the same number of seats. The biggest increase has been for the non-aligned MEPs which are a heterogenous group, yet with most of them coming from the far right.

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