We are extending an invitation to join an online-event which aspires to bring a new perspective into EU disability policy.
The event will take place on the 4th of December from 14:00 to ca 15:30; online. You can register here.
National, regional and local authorities are heavily subsidising disability services which are segregating and discriminatory with significant financial resources each year. Due its competences on state aid, the EU can to a certain extent regulate the way social services are financially supported. The UN CRPD and the General Comments have so far not been mainstreamed into the acquis on state aid. Our event wants to explore how we can make EU state aid legislation UN CRPD compliant and thereby redirect funding away from services that segregate and into services that create real inclusion.
Register here.
Programme
| 14:00-14:05 | Welcome and introduction Nadia Hadad, ENIL Co-Chair |
| 14:05-14:20 | Restricting the financing of sheltered employment by making state aid law UN CRPD compliant Florian Sanden, ENIL Policy Coordinator |
| Reactions to ENIL’s Proposal from different stakeholders | |
| 14:20-14:30 | Katrin Langensiepen, Member of the European Parliament |
| 14:30-14:40 | Konstantina Levanti, Head of Policy, EASPD |
| 14:40-14:50 | Haydn Hammersley, Officer for Social Policy at the European Disability Forum |
| 14:50-15:00 | Immaculada Placencia-Porrero, European Commission |
| 15:00-15:25 | Questions and Discussion |
| 15:25-16:00 | Closing of the event |