Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

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on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024

(2025/2057(INI))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Articles 2 and 3(3) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 2, 9, 10, 19 and 216(2) thereof,

Changed– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular in particular Articles 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 2626, 35, 40 and 47 thereof,

Changed– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which entered into force for the EU on 22 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and which was ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 and by all Member States individually,

Added– having regard to the UN Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD, which has been ratified by 22 Member States, and to the General Comments on the UNCRPD and the concluding observations issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the EU, in particular on the combined second and third periodic reports of the European Union, published on 21 March 2025,

Added– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 7 June 2023 entitled ‘A comprehensive approach to mental health’ (COM(2023)0298),

– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), proclaimed and signed by the Council, Parliament and the Commission on 17 November 2017, and to the Commission communication of 4 March 2021 entitled ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’ (COM(2021)0102) and its proposed 2030 headline targets on employment, training and reducing poverty,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ (COM(2021)0101),

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/2841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities,

Changed– having regard to Council Directive (EU) 2024/1499 of 7 May 2024 on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation between persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services, and amending Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC,

Changed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 onestablishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013,

Changed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy,Policy (Common Provisions Regulation),

Changed– having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services,services (European Accessibility Act),

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations,

Added– having regard to Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare,

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– having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,

– having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426) and Parliament’s position of 2 April 2009 thereon,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 entitled ‘The Union of Skills’ (COM(2025)0090),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 9 December 2021 entitled ‘Building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy’ (COM(2021)0778),

– having regard to the Commission notice of 20 March 2024 entitled ‘Guidance on independent living and inclusion in the community of persons with disabilities in the context of EU funding’ (C(2024)7897),

– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 6 December 2023 entitled ‘Guide of good electoral practices in Member States addressing the participation of citizens with disabilities in the electoral process’ (SWD(2023)0408),

Changed– having regard to the concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the EU, and to the list of issues submitted by the UNCRPD Committee of 20 April 2022, prior to submission of the second and third periodic reports of the European Union, and the concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of the European Union of the UNCRPD Committee of 21 March 2025,

– having regard to European Court of Auditors special report 20/2023 of 12 October 2023 entitled ‘Supporting persons with disabilities – Practical impact of EU action is limited’,

Removed– having regard to the briefing entitled ‘The EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 – Achievements and perspectives’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies in November 2024,

Added– having regard to Council Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee,

Added– having regard to the Commission guidance notice of 29 November 2024 on independent living and inclusion in the community of persons with disabilities in the context of EU funding,

Added– having regard to the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights,

Added– having regard to the briefing entitled ‘The EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 – Achievements and perspectives’, published by the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Internal Policies in November 2024,

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– having regard to the study entitled ‘Targeted measures for persons with disabilities to cope with the cost-of-living crisis’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies in November 2023,

– having regard to the study entitled ‘Disability assessment, mutual recognition and the EU Disability Card – Progress and opportunities’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies in November 2022,

– having regard to the study entitled ‘The Post-2020 European disability strategy’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies in July 2020,

– having regard to the study by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) of 25 October 2024 entitled ‘Paths towards independent living and social inclusion in Europe’,

– having regard to the Eurofound policy brief of 21 March 2022 entitled ‘People with disabilities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey’,

– having regard to the Eurofound research report of 19 April 2021 entitled ‘Disability and labour market integration: Policy trends and support in EU Member States’,

– having regard to the Eurofound policy brief of 30 November 2018 entitled ‘Social and employment situation of people with disabilities’,

– having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2022 towards equal rights for persons with disabilities,

– having regard to its resolution of 4 October 2022 on AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market,

– having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2021 on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt,

– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2021 on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the CRPD,

– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2020 on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis,

– having regard to its resolution of 18 June 2020 on the European Disability Strategy post‑2020,

Added– having regard to the World Health Organization European Framework for action 2022-2030 to achieve the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities 2022-2030, and in particular to the barriers faced in accessing and utilising healthcare services, as well as the objectives, targets and specific actions,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 4 October 2023 on harmonising the rights of autistic persons,

Added– having regard to the European Disability Forum manifesto adopted during the fifth European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities on 23 May 2023,

Added– having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979,

Added– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) of 11 May 2011, which entered into force for the EU on 1 October 2023,

Added– having regard to the report of 2 August 2022 of the fifteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to the note by the Secretariat to the fifteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Added– having regard to the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action,

Added– having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 29 November 2018 on the situation of women with disabilities,

– having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Public Health, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on Petitions,

Changed– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A10-0000/2025),(A10-0211/2025),

A. whereas, on 3 March 2021, the Commission put forward the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030 (the strategy) with the aim of promoting equal opportunities and full inclusion of persons with disabilities in Europe and around the world;