Activites

• 2004/04/20 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0292/2004 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report drafted by Mario MANTOVANI (EPP-ED, I). (Please see the summary of 06/04/04.) Parliament felt that the future treaty establishing a constitution for Europe must provide for stronger measures to make it possible to combat discrimination and promote respect for human rights and opportunities for people with disabilities, and especially those with a high degree of dependency and/or who are unable to represent themselves unaided, with due regard for the model of a social Europe based on the principle of solidarity. Member States should make greater use of qualified majority voting and the codecision procedure for the adoption of legislative measures designed to combat discrimination. Parliament also stressed the importance of the pilot project to follow up the 2003 European Year of People with Disabilities adopted in the European Parliament 2004 budget in order to promote mainstreaming of disability issues in the various European policies and encourage the development of partnerships between disabled peoples' organisations and leading figures in economic, social and cultural life and the media. It asked the Commission to submit a proposal for a specific action programme with effect from the 2005 budget.�

• 2004/04/06 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0263/2004
• 2004/01/29 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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• 2003/12/01 Council Meeting
• 2003/10/30 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2003)0650 summary

    PURPOSE : to present an Action Plan to promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities. CONTENT : this Communication aims to achieve a sustainable and operational approach to disability issues in the enlarged Europe. It will provide a reference point and framework for reinforcement of the disability dimension in all relevant EU policies, while supporting or stimulating policies at national level. The present Communication accordingly outlines forward-looking EU initiatives aimed at the further inclusion of people with disabilities in an enlarged EU economy and society as a whole. Three operational objectives are central to the proposed approach: achieving full application of the Equal treatment in Employment and Occupation Directive (2000/78/EC), reinforcing mainstreaming of disability issues in relevant Community policies, and improving accessibility for all. In particular, this Communication introduces a rolling multi-annual Action Plan with the time horizon of 2010. The goal of the Action Plan is to mainstream disability issues into relevant Community policies and develop concrete actions in crucial areas to enhance the integration of people with disabilities. As an instrument to support mainstreaming of disability issues in key EU policies, the Commission will publish a biennial report on the overall situation of people with disabilities in the enlarged EU, taking on board new developments in the Member States. At the same time, the Commission proposes to reinforce the involvement of stakeholders and key players in the policy dialogue in order to bring about far reaching and lasting changes within the economy and society as a whole. As employment remains the most critical factor for social inclusion, the first phase of implementation of the EU Disability Action Plan - which is due to be developed in 2004 and 2005 - will focus on creating the conditions necessary to promote the employment of people with disabilities, while making the mainstream labour market more accessible to them across the enlarged Union. Accordingly, the first phase of this Action Plan will concentrate on four concrete employment-related priority actions: - access to, and retention in, employment including the fight against discrimination; - lifelong learning to support and increase employability, adaptability, personal development and active citizenship; - new technologies to empower people with disabilities and therefore facilitate access to employment; - accessibility to the public built environment to improve participation in the work place and integration into the economy and society. The Commission biennial Report on the overall situation of people with disabilities in the enlarged Europe will be used as a basis for identifying new priorities to be addressed in the following phases of the Action Plan in the light of the impact of EU policies on the situation of people with disabilities. The first report is planned for 2005. It will aim to stimulate debate with the Member States and all interested parties, including NGOs representing people with disabilities, on best practice and new priorities for the subsequent phases of the Action Plan.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/social/', 'title': 'Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion'}],

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2003)0650
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A5-0263/2004
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0292/2004

History

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