🇪🇺♿️La @ComisionEuropea concede a #València la Mención Honorífica por emergencias inclusivas. Por primera vez una ciudad europea recibe dos menciones, al quedar en segunda posición en la categoría de Ciudad Accesible. 🏆120.000€ #Accesibilidad #Inclusión #EUAccessCity #EDPD2025

And the winners of the #AccessCity Awards are... 🥇Zaragoza 🇪🇸 🥈 Valencia 🇪🇸 🥉Rennes 🇫🇷 Congratulations to all the winners! @EU_Justice #EDPD2025

And the Special Mention to accessibility in housing goes to... Salzburg 🇦🇹

And the Special Mention to accessibility in emergency preparedness goes to ... Valencia 🇪🇸

And the Special Mention for Information and Communications Technology goes to... Piacenza 🇮🇹

Tune in now for the #AccessCity Awards announcement: https://t.co/9lwO2987bK @EU_Justice #EDPD2025 #EUDisabilityRights

🗞️ Our December #CSOBulletin is out! 📌Comments on the EU Democracy Shield, #IDPD2025, COP30 & EU-US trade deal 📌Guest articles by @MyEDF & @Green_Europe 📌#CSOInitiative Redes de España 📌Interview on Citizens' Energy Package Read & share: https://t.co/wcCgrHynyK #EESCPlenary

"We must acknowledge that the current political environment around us has shifted. The era that celebrated equality, diversity, inclusion, and rights is being replaced by one of exclusion, division and deregulation." But colleagues, remember our history: we will not be silent.

@hadjalahbib Our President @IVardakastanis reminds participant "Europe no longer has the luxury of reflection without action. Not when 100 million persons with disabilities still face systemic exclusion" "Commitments must be at the hear of governments' priorities and budget"

@hadjalahbib The EU Presidencies of #Denmark and #Cyprus open the session: - Denmark focus on the need to ensure independent living in the community - Cyprus commits to continue working on a strong #DisabilityRights agency with focus on supported decision-making and support services.

Commissioner @hadjalahbib opens the Conference calling on everyone to participate in the public consultation for the #DisabilityRights Strategy. "During my mandate, accessibility, independent living and employment will continue to be top priorities"

The #EDPD2025 is starting. Join us for: - #DisabilityRights Strategy - Inclusive #EUBudget Tomorrow: - #AccessCity Awards - Preparedness Follow online: https://t.co/uA0xFRohot

Πολύ σημαντική ομιλία @IVardakastanis παρακολουθήστε στις 10 πμ ώρα Ελλάδας ζωντανά από το Ευρωκοινοβούλιο https://t.co/AVmf1lBwXK @MyEDF #IDPD2025 #DisabilityRights

📢 In 2019, 400,000 voters with disabilities were denied their right to vote. On #EDPD25, we’re spotlighting the fight for accessible elections! In this episode of our podcast, @MyEDF discusses barriers, best practices & what still needs to change. 🎧 https://t.co/0IAeEjlA0K

On International Day of Persons with Disabilites #IDPD, we denounce ongoing attacks on funding for civil society. Adequate funding is key to this defending our rights. We call on the EU and its countries to reverse this trend. Read: https://t.co/SqfCmLBASb

Daniel highlights the barriers passengers with disabilities continue to face when travelling by air and presents the findings of our latest report. Confusion between EU rules leads to wildly different implementation across airlines. The consequences are real: passengers can be

At #DisabilityRights Week in the @Europarl_EN, our Accessibility Officer, Daniel Casas, joins the @EP_Transport to call for stronger and consistently applied EU passenger rights. Current legislation, and its uneven implementation, continues to fail persons with disabilities.

Our President @IVardakastanis and Deputy Director @alexmoledo are speaking at the #AccessibleEurope event. They will call for: - Organisations to invest more in accessibility. - Authorities to enforce the #AccessibilityAct - A regulatory agency for accessibility

We urge MEPs and EU decision-makers to deliver ambitious action on housing for persons with disabilities: ➡️Enforce accessibility standards like EN 17210 ➡️ Ensure accessibility in all new and renovated buildings ➡️ Provide adequate financial support Only then can independent

At #DisabilityRights Week in the @Europarl_EN, our Executive Director @catherinenaugh highlights how Europe’s housing crisis is deepening social exclusion for persons with disabilities. ➡️ 11% are overburdened by housing costs ➡️Only 28.9% say their home meets their needs