During their Council meeting on 1. and 2. December 2003, the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs, adopted the conclusions on the follow up of the European Year of People with Disabilities. These Conclusions invite the current and acceding Member States to pro-actively mainstream disability issues into relevant policy areas and to transpose and fully […]
The improvement in the legal situation of women has been considerable in many spheres of life, equal rights are yet to be realised. This situation is even more acute for disabled women in comparison to non disabled women and disabled men.
Marjan KrofliÄ’s presentation titled "Disabled women discrimination – an example of twofold discrimination?" was added. You can get the presentation below.
The proposal focuses specifically on the access to and supply of goods and services. So. for example, the use of sex as a factor in the calculation of premiums and benefits for insurance and related financial services would be prohibited.Despite various political commitments to equality of women and men, despite strong Treaty provisions and international
The Action plan, which will run from 2004 to 2010, demonstrates the commitments of the Commission to concrete follow-up of the designation of 2003 as European Year of People with Disabilities. Relevant link to EU website.
The European Parliament was host of the Disabled People´s Parliament Event held on November 10-11, 2003 at the European Parliament Hemicycle in Brussels. The Event was marking the 10th Anniversary of the UN Standard Rules and the European Year of Disabled People 2003. The event was organized in co-operation with the European Commission and the
Some contributions from the Conference have been added to the website: Speech abstract Mrs. Grimmeissen, Council of Europe Speech abstract Mrs. Väisänen, International Labour office Speech Mr. Riccardo Roncoroni, European Commission
The Third FIMITIC Women Conference in cooperation with the Croatian Union of Associations of Persons with Disabilities – SOIH – and under auspices of the Secretary General of Council of Europe, Mr.
In one of the world biggest Art areas – in the meantime adapted and in a broader sense accessible – the MQ in Vienna was the festivity place of the 40th Anniversary of ÖZIV, same time summarizing the ÖZIV Action Days, the Awareness raising events during the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003, being
