Sittings · Document
OPINION (2025/2057(INI)) 2025-07-17
On EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Fabienne Keller
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs submits the following to the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible :
Amendment 1
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular in particular Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 47 thereof, | – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 40 and 47 thereof, |
Amendment 2
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – 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 Disabilities1 , | – 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 Disabilities1, and which was ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 and by all Member States individually, |
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| 1 OJ L 23, 27.01.2010, p. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/48(1)/oj. | 1 OJ L 23, 27.01.2010, p. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/48(1)/oj. |
Amendment 3
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the UN Optional Protocol to the CRPD, which has been ratified by 22 Member States, and to the General Comments on the CRPD 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, |
Amendment 4
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, |
Amendment 5
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the Commission communication of 7 June 2023 entitled ‘A comprehensive approach to mental health’ (COM(2023)0298), |
Amendment 6
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and the EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights, |
Amendment 7
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – 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, |
Amendment 8
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| – having regard to the annotated review of European Union law and policy with reference to disability of December 2024, drafted by the European Disability Expertise for the Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, |
Amendment 9
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 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; | 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 all persons with disabilities in Europe and around the world, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation; |
Amendment 10
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A a. whereas in 2023, according to Eurostat estimates, 27 % of the EU population over the age of 16 had some form of disability, equalling 101 million people or one in four adults in the EU; |
Amendment 11
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B a. whereas persons with disabilities in all their diversity are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others; whereas the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in all areas of life and society is crucial for the enjoyment of their fundamental rights; |
Amendment 12
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B b. whereas the existence of a disability in itself does not justify the denial of the legal capacity of persons with disabilities; whereas measures restricting their legal capacity must be adapted to their circumstances and be proportionate to their needs, and should be applied only under certain conditions and with certain guarantees; |
Amendment 13
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B c. whereas persons with disabilities continue to face systemic and structural barriers in access to universal healthcare; |
Amendment 14
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E. whereas 28.4 % of persons with disabilities live in or are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared to 18.4 % of persons without disabilities; | E. whereas 28.4 % of persons with disabilities live in, or are at risk of, poverty or social exclusion, compared to 18.4 % of persons without disabilities; whereas persons with disabilities face a disproportionate risk of homelessness as well as additional physical, financial and informational barriers in accessing affordable and sustainable housing of adequate quality; |
Amendment 15
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E a. whereas an estimated 1.4 million persons with disabilities under the age of 65 are residing in segregated institutions and whereas 13 EU Member States count more persons with disabilities living in institutions now than they did 10 years ago1a; | |
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| 1a Eurofound, ‘Living conditions and quality of life: Paths towards independent living and social inclusion in Europe’, https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/2024/paths-towards-independent-living-and-social-inclusion-europe. |
Amendment 16
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| E b. whereas persons with disabilities living in the EU continue to face discrimination in all areas of their lives and the denial of the opportunity to contribute to, and engage actively in, society; whereas persons with disabilities can face intersectional discrimination based on the intersection between their disability and other grounds such as those listed in Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation; whereas the combination of gender and disability-based discrimination result in a higher risk of gender-based violence against persons with disabilities; whereas recognising the intersectional dimension is essential for the adoption of inclusive response strategies; |
Amendment 17
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F. whereas women with disabilities constitute 29.2 % of the female population in the EU, and they face exclusion and discrimination in all areas of life, as well as high rates of violence against women and domestic violence; | F. whereas women with disabilities constitute 29.2 % of the female population in the EU, and they face exclusion and discrimination in all areas of life, as well as high rates of violence against women, such as domestic violence, forced sterilisation, forced abortion and physical restraining; |
Amendment 18
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G. whereas the EU and its Member States share responsibility in areas such as transport and the single market, while in areas such as health, education, and culture, the EU mainly supports the actions of the Member States; whereas the Member States are responsible for designing their own disability policies in line with the UNCRPD and EU rules; | G. whereas the protection and promotion of the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities must be ensured across the Union; whereas the EU and its Member States share responsibility in areas such as transport and the single market, while in areas such as health, education, social inclusion and culture, which fall under the national competence of the Member States, the EU mainly supports the actions of the Member States; whereas the 27 Member States are responsible for designing their own disability policies in line with the UNCRPD, ratified by them, and EU rules; |
Amendment 19
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G a. whereas the UNCRPD is the first international, legally binding instrument setting minimum standards for the rights of persons with disabilities, and the first human rights convention to which the EU became a party; whereas the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD, however, has not been ratified by the EU and several Member States; |
Amendment 20
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G b. whereas, following the adoption of 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 disabilities1a, the Member States have until 2028 to make these cards operational; | |
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| 1a OJ L, 2024/2841, 14.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/2841/oj. |
Amendment 21
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G c. whereas the EU needs to provide children with disabilities who have fled war, persecution or discrimination with extra support to accommodate their needs; |
Amendment 22
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G d. whereas many children and young persons with disabilities are enrolled in special schools that do not always offer effective bridges to the mainstream education system, continued training, or the labour market; whereas the rate of early school leaving is double for persons with disabilities compared to non-disabled people and only 29 % of them obtain a tertiary degree (post-secondary education) compared to 44 % of persons without disabilities; |
Amendment 23
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G e. whereas the announcement of the intention to withdraw the proposal for a Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive from the Commission’s 2025 work programme is very worrisome; whereas such a withdrawal would be a significant setback for the Union of Equality; |
Amendment 24
Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G f. whereas in special report 20/2023 of October 2023, the European Court of Auditors assessed whether the Commission had taken effective action to support persons with disabilities and concluded that the 'practical impact of EU action was limited' and that 'the key indicators had not significantly improved'; |
Amendment 25
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 3. Underlines that across Europe, persons with disabilities still face considerable barriers when it comes to healthcare services, higher education and skills development, and having adequate standards of living; | 3. Underlines that across Europe, persons with disabilities in all their diversity still face considerable barriers when it comes to respect for their fundamental rights, acknowledgement of their disabilities throughout the EU, healthcare services, including mental health services, higher education and skills development, and having adequate standards of living; |
Amendment 26
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 4. Underlines that, while employment leads to multiple positive outcomes for persons with disabilities, such as higher incomes, improved quality of life and an increase in social inclusion, participation in the open labour market remains a major challenge, and persons with disabilities therefore continue to face a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion; | 4. Underlines that, while employment leads to multiple positive outcomes for persons with disabilities, such as higher incomes, improved quality of life and an increase in social inclusion, participation in the open labour market remains a major challenge, and persons with disabilities – as individuals with high support needs – then continue to face a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion; |
Amendment 27
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 5 a. Calls on the Commission to collect disability-disaggregated and reliable data and statistics by gender, age and impairment type, in order to develop appropriate and effective policies in addition to ensuring an accessible society for all persons with disabilities in the EU; |
Amendment 28
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 6 a. Is concerned that some groups of persons with disabilities are at greater risk of being victims of multiple and intersectional discrimination and violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific challenges, rights and needs of these persons to ensure their fundamental rights are respected, and to guarantee their access to victim support services, protection measures and mechanisms for reporting violence; |
Amendment 29
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 7. Considers that some of the policy areas covered in the strategy have received less attention, such as equal access to social protection, healthcare, transport, education, housing, and new skills and access to quality jobs; regrets that there were no flagship initiatives under the policy area of equal access and non-discrimination, and that the European disability and parking cards were the only legislative proposals put forward by the Commission; | 7. Considers that some of the policy areas covered in the strategy have received less attention, such as equal access to social protection, healthcare, transport, education, digital accessibility, housing, and new skills and access to quality jobs; regrets that there were no flagship initiatives under the policy area of equal access and non-discrimination, and that the European disability and parking cards were the only legislative proposals put forward by the Commission; |
Amendment 30
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 8 a. Takes note of the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and urges the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD without further delay, in order to provide individuals and organisations with access to international remedies in cases where the EU institutions fail to protect their rights; |
Amendment 31
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9. Stresses that, considering the persistent challenges persons with disabilities face, there are obvious gaps where more EU action is needed post-2024; calls on the Commission, therefore, to put forward an updated strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities for the period 2025-2030, including the actions described below; | 9. Stresses that, considering the persistent challenges persons with disabilities face, there are obvious gaps where more EU action is needed post-2024; calls on the Commission, therefore, to put forward an updated and ambitious strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities for the period 2025-2030, including the actions described below; calls on the Commission to place greater emphasis on the fight against discrimination and hate against persons with disabilities; |
Amendment 32
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9 a. Calls on the Commission to include concrete and binding measures, including legal instruments where appropriate, in the updated strategy to ensure uniform protection of disability rights across the Union; |
Amendment 33
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9 b. Calls on the Commission to take further actions to address the gaps relating to the free movement of persons with disabilities and the mutual recognition of disability status and rights across the EU, including the gaps in the EU Disability Card, by exploring the possibility of a directive on the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities in order to establish shared responsibility among the Member States, and to ensure that equal access and non-discrimination are at the heart of future European initiatives; |
Amendment 34
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9 c. Calls on the Commission to include clear and measurable targets and indicators in the updated strategy in order to reinforce the monitoring of its implementation by the Member States; |
Amendment 35
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10. Calls on the Commission, as part of the implementation of the strategy, to include the rights of persons with disabilities in the post-2027 multiannual financial framework regulation, where relevant, along with maintaining the horizontal enabling condition on the implementation of the UNCRPD; | 10. Calls on the Commission, as part of the implementation of the strategy, to include the rights of persons with disabilities in the post-2027 multiannual financial framework regulation, where relevant and notably under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme or its successor, along with maintaining the horizontal enabling condition on the implementation of the UNCRPD; recalls that, according to the UNCRPD, the EU should mainstream a disability perspective in all its policies; |
Amendment 36
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 a. Highlights the need for both physical and digital public services and appropriate infrastructure in public spaces to be made accessible to all persons with disabilities; |
Amendment 37
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 10 b. Underlines that facilities and services must be made accessible to ensure equal access to justice; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote inclusive and accessible environments, services, practices and devices, to take appropriate measures and provide adequate funding to guarantee affordable, safe and effective access to justice for persons with disabilities and to ensure that assistance and accessible communication and information are provided at all stages of the process; |
Amendment 38
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 11. Welcomes the creation of the European accessibility centre AccessibleEU and calls for this body to be strengthened through the creation of a permanent regulatory agency to support the implementation and monitoring of accessibility legislation in the EU and to promote a more accessible Europe; | 11. Welcomes the creation of the European accessibility centre, AccessibleEU, and calls for this body to be strengthened through the creation of a permanent regulatory agency to support and enhance the implementation and monitoring of accessibility legislation in the EU and to best promote a more accessible Europe, such as through digital accessibility and education; |
Amendment 39
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12. Calls for the development of new technologies to ensure accessibility, and for the participation of persons with disabilities in all phases of design, development and implementation of technologies, in order to mitigate any risk of discrimination; | 12. Recalls that persons with disabilities continue to face systemic barriers in accessing essential digital services, for example e-government, telehealth, online banking, digital education and consumer platforms; calls for the development of new technologies, such as AI, to be aligned with the principles of universal design to ensure accessibility, and for the participation of persons with disabilities in all phases of design, development and implementation of technologies, in order to mitigate any risk of discrimination; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU digital legislation provides for accessibility from the outset; calls on the Commission to introduce minimum EU-wide digital accessibility standards for financial services, including mandatory compliance with the European Accessibility Act1a and the Web Accessibility Directive1b; |
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| 1a Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services, (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/882/oj). | |
| 1b Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/2102/oj). |
Amendment 40
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all information is made fully accessible to persons with disabilities, and calls for the launch of a dedicated EU programme to provide digital skills training for persons with disabilities in order to expand access to modern assistive technologies, including speech-to-text, screen readers, alternative input devices, and accessible interfaces, to foster their full participation in digital society; calls on the Member States to promote assisted learning in inclusive traditional settings, so that children with disabilities have equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels, starting from early childhood; |
Amendment 41
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 14. Highlights the need to revise existing EU legislation on the accessibility of transport infrastructure and vehicles such as trains, buses, planes and boats; | 14. Highlights the need to revise existing EU legislation on the accessibility of transport infrastructure and vehicles such as trains, buses, planes and boats; calls on the Commission to expand the scope of the European Disability Card in this regard to ensure the safety, dignity and autonomy of persons with disabilities throughout the entire travel experience across all Member States in order to ensure freedom of movement; |
Amendment 42
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15 a. Recalls that legal and practical barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from exercising the same political rights as other EU citizens can lead to the under-representation of persons with disabilities in politics; urges the Commission to provide guidance and support to Member States to ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided in order to guarantee the right to vote of persons with disabilities; |
Amendment 43
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15 b. Calls on the Commission to provide guidance and support to Member States to move towards decision-making schemes in which persons with disabilities are included, in line with the UNCRPD, in order to uphold their autonomy and not limit their capacity to act and exercise legal capacity; invites the Commission to develop a recommendation on legal capacity and supported decision-making; |
Amendment 44
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15 c. Believes that the right to live independently and to be included in the community can only be guaranteed if alternatives to institutions are developed; highlights that community-based support services and supportive living arrangements provide a better quality of life for persons with disabilities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a shift from institutional and other segregating settings to a person-centred approach and to provide appropriate support in order to ensure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities; further calls for an EU strategy on the transition from institutions to independent living and community-based services, based on improved quantitative and qualitative data on people living in institutions across the EU; calls on the Commission to support the Member States with this strategy; |
Amendment 45
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15 d. Calls on the Commission to allocate funds to support independent living solutions for persons with disabilities in all their diversity, including for supported housing, personal support and autonomous mobility; |
Amendment 46
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 16. Recognises that persons with disabilities encounter obstacles in accessing education and employment, and calls for the Union of Skills to enable greater investment in inclusive education, adaptations and accessibility in digital and vocational training, as well as to provide support in the transition to employment through adapted training and reasonable accommodation in the workplace; | 16. Recognises that persons with disabilities encounter obstacles in accessing education and employment, and calls for the Member States and the Union of Skills to enable greater investment in inclusive education, adaptations and accessibility in digital and vocational training, as well as to provide support in the transition to employment through adapted training and reasonable accommodation in the workplace; |
Amendment 47
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 17 a. Urges the Commission to improve its monitoring of the use of EU funds, including considering the suspension, withdrawal or recovery of payments if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached; welcomes the Commission’s new guidance notice on independent living and inclusion in the community in the context of EU funding and takes note that it should be referenced in the funding regulations for the next multiannual financial framework; |
Amendment 48
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 17 b. Calls on the Member States to develop inclusive transitional centres for young adults with disabilities who age out of child support services; stresses that these centres should offer education, skills training, and health and psychosocial services tailored to promoting independent living and social inclusion; |
Amendment 49
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 20. Recalls the essential role of the ESF+ in supporting actions for persons with disabilities and insists that the ESF+ should be maintained as the main instrument for social cohesion; notes, however, that there is no special earmarking to address the needs of persons with disabilities under the ESF+; underlines that the Member States must use this fund in compliance with the UNCRPD; | 20. Calls on the Commission to dedicate targeted funds to the exclusive purpose of supporting persons with disabilities; recalls the essential role of the ESF+ in supporting actions for persons with disabilities and insists that the ESF+ should be maintained as the main instrument for social cohesion; notes, however, that there is no special earmarking to address the needs of persons with disabilities under the ESF+; underlines that the ESF+ is a key tool to support deinstitutionalisation in the Member States, where possible; reminds the Member States that they must use this fund in compliance with the UNCRPD and that enabling conditions which refer to the Conventions and deinstitutionalisation should be maintained; calls on the Commission to include earmarked funding to support community-based independent living, inclusive education, personalised employment support and social protection reforms specifically targeting persons with disabilities; |
Amendment 50
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 21. Considers that access to quality affordable and accessible housing represents a challenge in the EU, in particular for persons with disabilities, and calls, therefore, for support for housing including by using existing support for renovation, and for the establishment of a fund within the framework of EU cohesion policy to support accessible and disability-inclusive social housing; | 21. Considers that access to quality affordable and accessible housing represents a challenge in the EU, in particular for persons with disabilities to live independently and to be socially included, and calls on the Member States to examine possible ways to provide support for housing including by using existing support for renovation projects, and for the establishment of a fund within the framework of EU cohesion policy to support accessible and disability-inclusive social housing; |
Amendment 51
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22. Recognises the challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities and notes that women with disabilities face higher rates of violence against women and domestic violence; | 22. Recognises the challenges faced by persons with disabilities and notes that women with disabilities in all their diversity and of all backgrounds face higher rates of violence against women, cyberviolence and domestic violence, including cases of forced sterilisation, forced abortion and physical restraining; calls on the Commission to explore this important intersection between gender and disability; calls on the Commission to take a strong stance on banning forced sterilisation, with no exception based on disability or legal capacity, and to ensure equal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, justice and compensation for victims, and calls on the EU Member States that have not done so to ratify the Istanbul Convention1a; |
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| 1a The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention). |
Amendment 52
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22 a. Deplores the fact that children with disabilities continue to face social exclusion and do not have the necessary support at school; urges the competent authorities in the Member States to make the necessary arrangements in this regard, and meet the children’s needs; |
Amendment 53
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22 b. Emphasises that persons with disabilities are at higher risk of being the victims of hate speech and hate crime; welcomes the Commission proposal to extend the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime; urges the Council to take measures in order to reach an outcome on this process; |
Amendment 54
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 23. Recalls the need to give visibility to the rights of women with disabilities and their role as active participants in society; | 23. Reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to give visibility to the rights of persons with disabilities and their role as active participants in society through, for example, awareness-raising campaigns, targeted especially at children and young people, designed with the active involvement of the people directly concerned and the civil society organisations that represent them; |
Amendment 55
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 24. Calls on the Commission to address, at EU level, the barriers to accessing healthcare for women in all their diversity, including barriers faced by women and girls with disabilities; | 24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address, at EU level, the barriers to accessing healthcare for people in all their diversity, including barriers faced by women and girls with disabilities; |
Amendment 56
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 24 a. Urges the Member States to ensure accessible healthcare communication for deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind persons, in line with Article 25 of the UNCRPD and national legislation; |
Amendment 57
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts to address discrimination faced by women with disabilities, who continue to face high unemployment rates and lower pay; | 25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their efforts to address discrimination faced by women with disabilities, who continue to face high unemployment rates and lower pay; |
Amendment 58
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 a. Notes the Commission’s commitment to launching a study to evaluate the implementation of Article 30 of the UNCRPD in order to support Member States in developing and implementing policies to increase the participation of, and support to, persons with disabilities in sport, culture art and leisure activities; stresses, in particular, the importance of access to sports and recreational facilities for children with disabilities, as essential elements for their physical, psychological and social well-being and their inclusion in society; |
Amendment 59
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 b. Strongly deplores the Commission’s intention to withdraw the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive from its 2025 work programme, and urges the Commission to immediately reconsider this decision, thereby respecting the majority positions in both Parliament and the Council; urges the Commission to continue its efforts to achieve a Union of Equality and to unblock this file; urges the Member States to reach a compromise agreement as soon as possible; reaffirms its support for proposals on anti-discrimination legislation to protect the right to equality of persons with disabilities in all areas of life; |
Amendment 60
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 c. Calls on the Member States to promote assistance so that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights in all areas of life, and in accessing justice, such as the provision of procedural accommodations including sign language interpretation, video testimony and information in Braille or easy-to-read formats; |
Amendment 61
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 d. Calls on the Commission, in line with the UNCRPD, to ensure that digital environments and communication technologies are equally accessible to persons with disabilities in order to respect their rights to access information and freedom of expression, with due attention to their right to personal data protection; |
Amendment 62
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 e. Recalls that both the EU and the Member States should step up their actions to ensure the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UNCRPD and to strengthen rights protection, while respecting their respective competences; urges the Commission to provide the necessary support to Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to the bodies designated pursuant to Article 33(2) of the UNCRPD so they can fulfil their tasks effectively and efficiently; |
Amendment 63
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 26. Insists that the EU should support candidate countries to undertake concrete measures to align with the EU’s accessibility standards prior to their accession; | 26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to ensure equal rights for persons with disabilities outside the EU, in particular in relation to candidate countries; insists, therefore, that the EU should support, and provide its expertise to, candidate countries to undertake concrete measures to align with the EU’s accessibility standards prior to their accession; |
Amendment 64
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 27. Underlines that the Union should further mainstream the disability rights dimension in its external action and cooperation policies, in particular in the gender action plan and the human rights and democracy action plan, and calls on the Commission to present an EU disability action plan for external action; | 27. Underlines that the Union should further mainstream the disability rights dimension in its external action and cooperation policies, in particular in the gender action plan and the human rights and democracy action plan, and calls on the Commission to present an EU disability action plan for external action that includes binding disability inclusion criteria for all relevant EU-funded external aid and development programmes, and to ensure the active participation of organisations of persons with disabilities from partner countries; |
Amendment 65
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Asks the Commission to include Parliament at a political level in the Disability Platform and to establish an interinstitutional structured dialogue to follow up on, monitor and evaluate the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Member States in all areas and in all policies, sharing best practice and providing recommendations; | 30. Asks the Commission to include Parliament at a political level in the Disability Platform and to establish an interinstitutional structured dialogue to follow up on, monitor and evaluate the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Member States in all areas and in all policies, sharing best practice and providing recommendations; recommends the involvement of persons with disabilities and their representatives in drafting and monitoring the regulations affecting their rights, given their direct experience and expertise; |
Amendment 66
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Invites the Commission to present evaluation reports on the implementation of regulations and directives related to persons with disabilities, following the end of the transposition period, and to take any necessary actions; | 31. Invites the Commission to present evaluation reports on the implementation of regulations and directives related to persons with disabilities, following the end of the transposition period, and to take any necessary actions; calls on the Member States to transpose said regulations and directives within the set time limits and with the highest possible level of ambition; |
ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT
The rapporteur for opinion declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her opinion input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
| Date adopted | 15.7.2025 |
| Result of final vote | + : 60 - : 0 0 : 14 |
| Members present for the final vote | Magdalena Adamowicz, Abir Al-Sahlani, Giuseppe Antoci, Francisco Assis, Malik Azmani, Nikola Bartůšek, Krzysztof Brejza, Saskia Bricmont, Jaroslav Bžoch, Mélissa Camara, Susanna Ceccardi, Caterina Chinnici, Alessandro Ciriani, Lena Düpont, Marieke Ehlers, Estrella Galán, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Evin Incir, Paolo Inselvini, Irena Joveva, Erik Kaliňák, Marina Kaljurand, Mariusz Kamiński, Assita Kanko, Fabienne Keller, Moritz Körner, Murielle Laurent, Fabrice Leggeri, Jeroen Lenaers, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Michael McNamara, Ana Catarina Mendes, Verena Mertens, Nadine Morano, Matjaž Nemec, Ana Miguel Pedro, Chloé Ridel, Ilaria Salis, Birgit Sippel, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Petra Steger, Cecilia Strada, Tineke Strik, Georgiana Teodorescu, Tomas Tobé, Milan Uhrík, Tom Vandendriessche, Kristian Vigenin, Charlie Weimers, Sophie Wilmès, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Alessandro Zan, Javier Zarzalejos |
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Konstantinos Arvanitis, Fredis Beleris, David Casa, Geadis Geadi, Monika Hohlmeier, Nikola Minchev, Hannah Neumann, João Oliveira, Leoluca Orlando, Oliver Schenk, Alexander Sell, Sander Smit, António Tânger Corrêa, Pekka Toveri, Roberto Vannacci |
| Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote | Laurent Castillo, Christian Doleschal, Pietro Fiocchi, Pär Holmgren, Andrey Kovatchev, Andrea Wechsler |