Hearing in the European Parliament: What do we want to see on the European Disability Rights Agenda in the next 5 years?

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What do we want to see on the European Disability Rights Agenda in the next 5 years?

European Parliament, Room PHS03C50

15:00 - 15:10

Welcome and introduction

MEP Katrin Langensiepen, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
Jamie Bolling, ENIL Co-Chair
Elena Kochoska, moderator, ENIL Board member

15:10 - 15:20

Freedom Drive Demands

Florian Sanden, ENIL Policy Coordinator

15:20 - 16:00

Actions needed to protect Independent Living in EU

Markus Schefer, Member of the CRPD Committee and rapporteur for the EU
Dr. Teodor Mladenov, University of Dundee and Independent Living Research Network
Edwina Gouder, Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Malta
Brief interventions from MEPs in the room (Marc Angel MEP, Gabriele Bischoff MEP)

16:00 - 17:00

Promoting Independent Living through global action

Elena Kountouri Tapiero, Regional representative, UN OHCHR Regional office for Europe
Joanna Darmanin, Head of Unit, Humanitarian Aid, DG ECHO, European Commission
Yulia Sachuk, Fight for Right, Ukraine
Gordon Rattray, European Disability Forum
Ellis Matthews, Head of the Human Rights Division, European External Action Service
Brief interventions from MEPs in the room (Ciaran Mullooly MEP, Villy Sovndal MEP)

​Concluding remarks by Katrin Langensiepen MEP​ and Jamie Bolling, ENIL Co-Chair

Period	24 Sept 2024
Event title	Freedom Drive 2024: Reclaiming Our Rights
Event type	Other
Location	Brussels, BelgiumShow on map