16/02/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 16 February, Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper I) confirmed the provisional political agreement on the directive aimed at introducing a European disability card and a European parking card for people with disabilities. This agreement, reached on 8 February (see EUROPE 13346/12), aims to ensure equal access to preferential conditions for disabled people on short journeys: reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and reserved parking. Both cards, in their physical and potentially digital form, will offer conditions similar to those of national cards. They will be issued free of charge, with the option of adding the letter ‘A’ for people requiring specific accompaniment. The time limits for issuance are set at 90 days, except in the case of prolonged medical checks. (NP)