Sittings · Document
DRAFT OPINION (2025/2057(INI)) 2025-05-14
On the ‘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 in particular Articles 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 40 and 47 thereof, |
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Amendment 2
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, |
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Amendment 3
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; 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; |
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Amendment 4
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| B b. whereas the existence of a disability does not justify in itself 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; |
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Amendment 5
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 persons with disabilities living in the EU continue to face discrimination, including harassment and multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination in all areas of their lives; 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; |
Or. en
Amendment 6
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G a. whereas, following the adoption of the Directive (EU) 2024/2841, the Member States have until 2028 to introduce the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card; |
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Amendment 7
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| G b. whereas the EU needs to provide children with disabilities who have fled war, persecution or discrimination, with extra support to accommodate their needs; |
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Amendment 8
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 still face considerable barriers when it comes to respect for their fundamental rights and the acknowledgement of their disabilities throughout the EU, as well as access to healthcare services, higher education and skills development, and having adequate standards of living; |
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Amendment 9
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, housing, and new skills and access to quality jobs; deplores 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; calls on the Commission to ensure as soon as possible that equal access and non-discrimination are at the heart of its next initiative; |
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Amendment 10
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 strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities for the period 2025-2030, including the actions described below; calls on the Commission to put greater emphasis on the fight against discrimination and hate against persons with disabilities in the updated strategy; |
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Amendment 11
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 9 a. 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; |
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Amendment 12
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 15 a. Calls for further action to close the remaining gaps relating to the free movement of persons with disabilities and the mutual recognition of disability status and rights across the EU; |
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Amendment 13
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 face higher rates of violence against women, cyberviolence and domestic violence; |
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Amendment 14
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 22 a. Denounces the fact that some persons with disabilities are at greater risk of being the victim of multiple types of discrimination and violence, such as women and girls, children, elderly people, people experiencing homelessness, detainees, migrants and refugees, racialised persons and persons from ethnic backgrounds, such as Roma people, as well as LGBTIQ+ people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific challenges, rights and needs of these people through targeted measures to ensure access to justice, victim assistance, support services and protection services and to remove barriers to reporting discrimination and violence; |
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Amendment 15
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 steps to reach an outcome on this procedure; |
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Amendment 16
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. Recalls the need to give visibility to the rights of persons with disabilities and their role as active participants in society; |
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Amendment 17
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 to address, at EU level, the barriers to accessing healthcare for persons in all their diversity, including barriers faced by women and girls with disabilities; |
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Amendment 18
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 a. Strongly deplores the Commission’s intention to withdraw the horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive, which has been blocked for years in the Council; urges the Commission to continue its efforts on the file and urges the Member States to reach a compromise agreement; reaffirms its support for proposals on anti-discrimination legislation to protect the right to equality of persons with disabilities in all areas of life; |
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Amendment 19
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 b. Calls on the Member States to promote assistance that enables persons with disabilities to exercise their rights in all areas of life, including in accessing justice, such as the provision of procedural accommodations, for instance by providing sign language interpretation, video-testimony, and information in Braille and easy-to-read formats; |
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Amendment 20
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 25 c. 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 right to access information and to freedom of expression, with due attention to the right to the protection of their personal data; |
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Amendment 21
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 step up their efforts to ensure equal rights for persons with disabilities outside the EU, in particular in candidate countries; insists, therefore, that the EU should support candidate countries to undertake concrete measures to align with the EU’s accessibility standards prior to their accession; |
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ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR FOR OPINION HAS RECEIVED INPUT
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