Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030, Brussels - Main contents
| date | February 26, 2020 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | EESC, Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
European Economic and Social Committee,
Employment and social rights, Justice and citizens’ rights,
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will hold a conference to shape the new EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030.
The aim of the conference is to present the EESC's proposal for the new strategy at a crucial moment in the EU landscape. With a new European Commission, a new European Parliament and a new budget programming period, it is now the perfect timing for a new disability strategy that fully takes into account the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCPRD), the Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
The conference will tackle various areas of work of the EU, drawing attention to the crosscutting character of disability rights.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good