OP Newsletter. N° 93, March 2021.
Date: 2021-03-21
Institutions: Publications Office of the European Union
Subjects: EU publication, Publications Office of the European Union, serial publication

Publications Office Newsletter

N° 93
March 2021
ISSN 2315-0017

Spotlight on the rights of people with disabilities

Striving  for  equality,  as  the  paramount  democratic  value,  is  a  declared  priority  of  the
European  Union.  An  important  step  towards  a  more  fair  and  inclusive  Europe  came  on  3
March  2021  with  the  presentation  of  the  new  strategy  for  the  rights  of  persons  with
disabilities 2021-2030  by  the  Commission.  This  builds  on  the  previous  European  disability
strategy 2010-2020 and aims to create conditions for everyone to have the potential to thrive
in the EU, regardless of their disability.

The  importance  of  action  has  been  highlighted  by  the  global  public  health  crisis,  which  has
laid bare the fact that, despite previous efforts, people with disabilities still face obstacles in
access  to  education,  employment,  participation  in  political  life  and  even  healthcare.  Due  to
these and other obstacles, people with disabilities have been among those hit hardest by the
COVID-19 pandemic.

The  strategy  for  the  upcoming  10  years  sets  out  key  initiatives  around  three  main  topics
including:  free  movement  in  the  EU  regardless  of  support  needs;  independent  living  and
autonomy;  and  non-discrimination  and  equal  opportunities.  These  new  initiatives  are
supported  by  the  EU  legal  framework  fostering  accessibility  in  both  physical  and  virtual
environments (such as the European Accessibility Act and the web accessibility directive).

The  March  edition  of  our  newsletter  highlights  publications  related  to  the  rights  of  people
with disabilities along with publications on several other interesting topics.

PDF

Union of equality
Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030

This  publication  presents  the  new  and  strengthened  strategy  for  the
rights  of  persons  with  disabilities  2021-2030,  aimed  at  achieving
further  progress  in  ensuring  the  full  participation  of  such  people.  The
strategy  will  guide  the  action  of  Member  States,  as  well  as  EU
institutions,  building  on  the  achievements  of  the  past  10  years  and
offering solutions to the challenges ahead.

Available in English

PDF

Union of equality (factsheet)
Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030

This  factsheet  summarises  the  key  points  of  the  new  strategy  for  the
rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030.

Available in English, French and German

PDF

The Post-2020 European disability strategy

This  study  analyses  the  previous  European  disability  strategy  (2010-
2020),  reflecting  on  its  design  and  implementation,  as  well  as  its
achievements  and  shortcomings.  Based  on  this  analysis,  it  makes
recommendations regarding the new European disability strategy post-
2020.

Available in English

More on this topic

PDF/Paper

From institutions to community living for persons with
disabilities
Perspectives from the ground

The Convention on the Rights of  Persons  with Disabilities  commits  the
EU  and  its  Member  States  to  protect  the  right  of  persons  with
disabilities  to  live  independently  in  the  community  –  which  implies
moving them out of institutional settings whenever possible. But much
remains  to  be  done  to  make  this  a  reality  in  practice.  This  report
presents  the  main  insights  gained  during  fieldwork  on  the  drivers  of
and barriers to deinstitutionalisation.

Available in English

PDF/Paper

Social and employment situation of people with disabilities

This policy brief examines the social situation of people of working age
with  disabilities,  using  data  from  the  2011  and  2016  rounds  of  the
European Quality of Life Survey. It looks at changes over this period in
employment,  education  and  training,  participation  in  society,  social
protection  and  healthcare,  all  priority  areas  of  the  European  disability
strategy.

Available in English, French, German and Spanish

DATASET

ESSPROS dataset on social benefits to household

ESSPROS (European System of integrated Social Protection Statistics) is a
common  framework  which  enables  international  comparison  of  the
administrative national data on social protection. This dataset provides
a  coherent  comparison  of  social  benefits  to  households  among
European  countries  and  their  financing.  The  data  is  classified  by
function of social protection (including disability).

Also out recently

PDF

The EU in 2020
General report on the activities of the European Union

2020  was  a  very  special  year  for  all  humanity.  Do  you  want  to  know
what the EU did during the year to combat the pandemic and its effect
but also what progress it made in delivering on its other priorities? The
measures it took to boost jobs, growth and investment? Or how citizens
benefited  from  the  European  Union?  You  can  find  the  answers  to  all
these questions and more in The EU in 2020.

Available in all the official languages of the EU

PDF/Paper

How Covid-19 changed the future
Geopolitical implications for Europe

In the face of the economic and societal changes brought by COVID-19,
along with the structural fragilities that it has exposed, some argue that
that  the  pandemic  will  merely  accentuate  pre-existing  trends  and
dynamics,  while  others  believe  that  the  crisis  will  create  a  world
profoundly  different 
than  before.  This  paper  examines  both
dimensions.

Available in English

PDF

The EU fish market
2020 edition

This annual publication provides an economic description of the whole
European fisheries and aquaculture industry. It replies to questions such
as  what  is  produced/exported/imported,  when  and  where,  what  is
consumed,  by  whom  and  what  are  the  main  trends.  A  comparative
analysis enables the performance of fishery and aquaculture products in
the EU market to be assessed in comparison with other food products.

Available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish

Research and innovation

Podcast

Introducing the CORDIScovery podcast, a new way to keep up
with EU research results

The  Community  Research  and  Development 
Information  Service
(CORDIS)  is  proud  to  announce  the  launch  of  CORDIScovery,  its  new
monthly  podcast  that  dives  into  some  of  the  key  scientific  solutions
being  developed  by  EU-funded  researchers  to  address  the  major

societal challenges that we all face today.

Read the rest of the article in English, French, German, Italian, Polish
and Spanish on the CORDIS website where you can also find the 1st
CORDIScovery podcast about biodiversity

PDF

The landscape of hybrid threats
A conceptual model

In  recent  years,  the  topic  of  hybrid  threats  has  dominated  the  security
landscape  in Europe.  Although several stakeholders  consider  it to  be  a
new  topic,  in  fact  it  is  not.  It  is  as  old  as  conflict  and  warfare,  but
repackaged  and  empowered  by  changing  security  environment
dynamics,  new 
targeting
vulnerabilities  in  several  domains  in  an  unprecedented  manner.
Addressing  it  effectively  requires  a  common  understanding  of  the
hybrid  threat  activity,  the 
in  prevention,
preparedness  and  response,  and  the  development  of  the  right  actions.
This is the aim of this publication.

identification  of  gaps 

technologies 

concepts 

tools, 

and 

Available in English

You may also like

PDF

Preparing Europe for COVID-19 variants
HERA incubator

The  EU  must  be  prepared  to  tackle  new  variants  of  the  novel
coronavirus  and  to  rapidly  develop  and  produce  on  a  large  scale
vaccines  effective  against  those  variants.  This  is  why  the  European
Commission  is  launching  the  HERA  incubator  explained  in  this
factsheet.

Available in all the official languages of the EU

PDF

Sexuality education across the European Union
An overview

There has been increasing recognition and evidence that teaching about
the  cognitive,  emotional,  social  and  physical  aspects  of  sexuality  can
have  positive  impacts  on  children  and  young  people’s  sexual  and
reproductive  health.  However,  as  education  remains  a  Member  State
competence,  there  are  considerable  differences  in  its  content,  delivery
and  organisation  between  Member  States.  This  publication  examines
the situation.

Available in English

PDF/Paper

The perfect match
European and Vietnamese food

Have you ever thought of cooking European ingredients in a Vietnamese
way?  This  book  will  help  you  to  bring  new  life  to  your  plate,  perfectly
combine European and Vietnamese ingredients! It is not by chance that
we  can  easily  come  up  with  all  these  perfect  matches.  Vietnam’s
gastronomy already blends many European products and flavours.

Available in English and Vietnamese

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Shaping our digital future with the EU
Open Data Days 2021

The  first  edition  of  the  EU  Open  Data  Days
has  been  launched  to  bring  the  benefits  of
open  data  to  the  EU  public  sector,  and
through  it  to  people  and  businesses.  The
event  will  take  place  online  from  23  to  25
November  2021.  It  will  comprise  EU  DataViz
2021, a conference on open data and data visualisation, on 23 and 24 November, followed by
the  finale  of  the  annual  open  data  competition,  EU  Datathon  2021,  on  25  November.  Both
parts of the event are now open for submissions. For more information, follow the EU Open
Data Days website and @EU_opendata on Twitter.

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