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People with disabilities still find it hard to participate in elections in the European Union. This infographic compares national practices aimed at helping people with disabilities exercise their electoral rights in the EU.

One in four people in the European Union has some form of disability. Over time, the EU has paid more attention to the issue of free movement for persons with disabilities, and in February 2016 launched a European disability card scheme as a pilot project in eight Member States. Based on the experience and assessment of the EU disability card pilot project and the European parking card for persons with disabilities, the European Commission launched a legislative initiative on 6 September 2023 to ...

The EU and its Member States have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and use its definition of disability as a common reference at EU level. There is no other harmonised definition of disability in the EU. Although a wide variety of statistical surveys are available in terms of questions asked and population surveyed, a complete statistical assessment of disability in the EU does not yet exist. However, the annual Eurostat statistics on income and living conditions ...

This briefing provides a pre-legislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local governmental organisations on the European Commission's forthcoming proposal on the European Disability Card. It forms part of an EPRS series offering a summary of the pre-legislative state of play and advance consultation on a range of key European Commission priorities during its 5-year term in office. It seeks to present the current state of affairs, to examine how existing policy is working on ...

Gleiches Entgelt für gleiche Arbeit ist einer der zentralen Grundsätze der Europäischen Union, der in Artikel 157 des Vertrags über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union (AEUV) verankert ist. Die Umsetzung und Durchsetzung dieses Grundsatzes sind weiterhin mit Herausforderungen verbunden. Aufgrund mangelnder Lohntransparenz bleibt Lohndiskriminierung oft unentdeckt, und für Betroffene ist es schwierig, Ansprüche geltend zu machen. Am 4. März 2021 nahm die Europäische Kommission eine Gesetzesvorlage ...

Cannabis is by far the most commonly used illicit drug (referred to as drug in this briefing) in the European Union (EU), where its distribution, cultivation, possession and use (consumption) are largely prohibited. The prohibition of drug-related activities other than those performed for medical or scientific purposes is the defining feature of the international drug control system. Set up by the United Nations (UN), this system is composed of three complementary conventions, to which all EU Member ...

The opportunity to be involved in political life is at the heart of what it means to live in a democracy, whether by standing for elected office, joining a political party, or following political news in the media. People with disabilities are active citizens who are keen to participate given the right opportunities. However, legal, administrative, institutional and accessibility barriers can still prevent them from taking part in elections. In order to nurture democratic societies in which all members ...

The Roma are Europe's largest ethnic minority. Out of an estimated total of 10 to12 million Roma in Europe as a whole, some six million live in the European Union (EU), most of whom are citizens of an EU Member State. A significant number of Roma people live in very poor socio-economic conditions. The social exclusion, discrimination and segregation they face are mutually reinforcing. Their restricted access to education, and difficulties in entering the labour market, result in low income and poor ...

Gleiches Entgelt für gleiche Arbeit ist einer der zentralen Grundsätze der Europäischen Union. Die Umsetzung und Durchsetzung dieses Grundsatzes sind weiterhin mit Herausforderungen verbunden. Am 4. März 2021 schlug die Kommission eine Richtlinie zur Stärkung der Anwendung des Grundsatzes des gleichen Entgelts für Männer und Frauen bei gleicher Arbeit durch Lohntransparenz und Durchsetzungsmechanismen vor. Die Verhandlungsführer des Parlaments erzielten am 15. Dezember 2022 eine Einigung mit dem ...

Maternity and paternity leave in the EU

Auf einen Blick 28-02-2023

This infographic aims to present the current maternity and paternity leave situation in EU Member States. Most EU countries also grant an additional period of parental leave, but parental leave is not covered in this infographic.