On Wednesday 2 June, the Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) backed draft conclusions “welcoming and endorsing” the new 10-year EU strategy on the rights of people with disabilities (see EUROPE B12670A4).
The EU Council recognises the need for action to improve the inclusion of the 87 million people in the EU with disabilities. It also underlines the urgent need to fight against discrimination, which more than half (52%) of these people say they are...