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Slovenian Presidency of EU Council plans “some interesting initiatives” for people with disabilities, according to European Disability Forum

Brussels, 27/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

While it acknowledges that “disability is not one of the top priorities” of the new Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Disability Forum (EDF) nevertheless sees in the programme led by Ljubljana in the second half of 2021 (see EUROPE B12756A1) “some interesting initiatives for the disability movement in the EU”.

In a statement issued on Tuesday 24 August, EDF - the organisation representing the interests of people with disabilities at EU level -...