EASPD

 

 

 

EASPD and its members must react to European legislation and participate in the decision making process to inform decision makers of the providers' point of view. These reactions are extremely important for ensuring accessible and adaptable services for people with disabilities across Europe.

 

Re-active agenda:

 

2010

 

• Seminar Report "The impact of EU legislation" on social services in Europe: an initiative promoted by EASPD together with 7 other European Networks representing social services. It provides a unique insight on the application of EU rules on Public Procurement and State Aid at the grassroots level. NEW!

 

• EASPD Open letters to key European Commissioners on the EU2020 Strategy.  NEW!

 

2009

 

• Public consultation on EU 2020: a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greener, social market: read EASPD's contribution here.  NEW!

 

• Public consultation on the preparation of a new EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020: read EASPD's inputs here!  NEW!

 

• EASPD's contribution to the public consultation on the post i2010 strategy: priorities for a new strategy for a European information society (2010-2015).

 

• How is the economic and financial crisis affecting social services for people with disabilities across Europe? Find out here   

 

• EASPD Manifesto for the 2009 European elections: 8 demands for the European Parliament. Read them here.

 

• How do the activities carried out by EASPD contribute to making the principles enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a reality on our continent? Find out here.  

 

• EASPD and other stakeholders have been invited to provide feedback on the draft version of the Guide on Social Considerations in Public Procurement that the European Commission is preparing. EASPD has taken this opportunity to outline the specific characteristics of social services of general interest and to explain why it is important to have separate guidelines to ensure they are preserved and can operate in the best interests of the communities they serve. Read our comments here. 

 

• Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health: the European Commission launched a public consultation to promote a sustainable workforce for health in Europe. Read EASPD's reply here    

 

• Social Platform's Common Message to the Informal EPSCO Council held on 21 January 2009: EASPD's input

 

2008

 

• Commission Guidelines on Social and Environmental Considerations in Public Procurement: EASPD's input to the public consultation

 

• EASPD Position Paper on the proposal for an anti discrimination Directive (Article 13 Directive)  

 

• EASPD Message to the Ministerial Meeting in Slovenia (May 08)

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• EASPD Position Paper on the European Job Mobility Action Plan (February 08)

 

• EASPD Feedback to COM(2007) 620 Final on Active Inclusion (February 08)

 

2007 

 

• EASPD Feedback to the 2nd draft general exemption regulation on state aid (October 07)

 

• EASPD Feedback to the draft general exemption regulation on state aid (June 07) 

 

• EASPD Feedback to the Consultation on the Modernisation of Labour Law (March 2007)  

 

• EASPD Input for the Disability Action Plan of the European Commission 08-09 (March 2007)

 

• EASPD Answer to the Questionnaire on Social Services of General Interest of the Social Protection Committee (January 2007) 

 

2006

 

• EASPD Position paper on State Aid (March 2006)

 

• EASPD Feedback to the consultation on the active inclusion of people furthest away from the labour market (2006)  

 

• EASPD Feedback to the Green Paper on Mental Health (2006)

 

• EASPD Input for the CD-P-RR Council of Europe Disability Action Plan (2006) 

 

2005

 

• EASPD Position on the specificity of the sector (2005) 

 

2004

 

• EASPD Response to the Commission proposal on the WTD (2004) 

 

• EASPD Feedback to the Green Paper on Anti-discrimination (2004)