EU Parliament has adopted its priorities for the rights of persons with disabilities beyond 2024, voting 409 in favour, 9 against and 109 abstentions. The report calls for a new, ambitious strategy covering 2025‑2030, with concrete measures and legal instruments. It urges the European Commission to adopt an EU‑wide definition of “disability” to guarantee equal rights, and proposes an EU‑funded employment and skills guarantee to raise employment rates and improve access to training. The report stresses the need for sanctions when authorities fail to meet accessibility obligations and highlights the particular situation of women and girls with disabilities. It also calls for stronger implementation of existing tools such as AccessibleEU, the European Accessibility Act and the Web Accessibility Directive.
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