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Web accessibility for people with disabilities in public sector could become reality

Web accessibility for people with disabilities in public sector could become reality

2014. 02. 26.

The new legislation on web accessibility adopted today is a significant step in the fight towards creating equal opportunities for disabled people. The new rules guarantee accessibility for disabled people on the basic web services provided by governments and the public sector. “With this Regulation in effect, web accessibility in the public sector could become reality before 2018”, said Ádám Kósa MEP, President of the Disability Intergroup and Roberta Angelilli MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chair of the high-level group on gender equality and diversity.

Implementation of the Youth Guarantee: more engagement necessary

Implementation of the Youth Guarantee: more engagement necessary

2014. 02. 26.

“The European Commission and the Member States should work harder on implementing the Youth Guarantee. Member States who failed to submit their plans should do so, while the European Commission should increase the speed and efficiency of the allocation of funds. Europe cannot afford to lose a whole generation. Millions of unemployed young people need immediate support. We must act,” said MEPs Csaba Őry, EPP Group Coordinator on employment and social affairs, and Joanna Skrzydlewska, Rapporteur on 'Tackling youth unemployment', following a debate on the subject in plenary today.

Hungarian victory – The responsible committee of the EP supports CEPOL to be seated in Budapest

Hungarian victory – The responsible committee of the EP supports CEPOL to be seated in Budapest

2014. 02. 20.

Today the European Parliament’s committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (LIBE) adopted the Gál-Report with a massive majority with a result that CEPOL should be seated in Budapest. The today’s victory is of great relevance: the EP sends a strong message to the European Commission, which favoured The Hague on the one hand, and as a result the final trilogues can start to close the file within this legislature on the other.

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