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On 12-13 May 2026, a Social Protection Committee Peer Review on Designing social protection systems for persons with disabilities to facilitate transitions to and from the labour market was held in Brussels.
Vienna has won the 2025 Access City Award, for its outstanding efforts to making the city accessible for persons with disabilities.
The Commission has adopted guidance to promote the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community.
These cities have demonstrated best practice and highlighted their commitment to ensure accessibility to urban life for persons with disabilities, including for built environment and public spaces, public transport, facilities and services, as well as information and communication technologies.
The 2025 Access City Award competition is now open for applications. This European award recognises cities which have undertaken outstanding work to become more accessible for persons with disabilities.
Today, the Commission has proposed the introduction of a European Disability Card as well as the enhancement of the current European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. Both cards will be recognised all across the EU and make it easier for persons with disabilities to travel across the European Union.
New toolkit for enforcing disability rights
Euronews travels to Ljubljana and Brussels to explore how the new EU disability and parking cards will make it easier for persons with disabilities to enjoy their right to free movement as EU citizens.
Accessible EU events in March
AccessibleEU Luxembourg - Accessible municipalities: Understanding the concept Design for All