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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12056

6 July 2018
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Ep2019
MEPs concerned at problems for people with disabilities to access polling stations during 2019 European elections
Brussels, 05/07/2018 (Agence Europe)

During a debate with the Commissioner for Justice, Vera Jourova, at the plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday 5 July, several members of the European Parliament shared their concerns as to the problems facing people with disabilities in accessing polling stations in the member states, with the European elections of 2019 looming large.

For instance, Helga Stevens (ECR, Belgium) pointed out that only 12 of the 28 member states have accessibility requirements covering elections. She added...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE
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