Second Disability Rights Week
After its successful first edition in 2023, the second Disability Rights Week in the European Parliament took place from 2 to 6 December, around the international day for persons with disabilities, on the 3rd of December. 11 committees organised events on topics around the challenges that persons with disabilities are facing in their daily life and discussed solutions that the EP can bring as a policy maker.
The EMPL Committee participated with a workshop on "Deinstitutionalisation and independent living of persons with disabilities" and a public hearing on "Fostering employment for persons with disabilities". Also Vice Presidents and a quaestor announced events showing that the Parliament is an accessible and inclusive place open for all.