We call on EU negotiators to guarantee that the Digital Networks Act includes provisions that guarantee video and text relay services are always available. The call is made in a joint letter signed by...

Together with 31 other European networks, we have written to leaders in the Council of the European Union, urging them to increase the AgoraEU budget and protect funding for the Citizens, Equality,…

The new ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Omnibus’ proposal, agreed in May 2026, rolls back many of the fundamental rights safeguards established by the Artificial Intelligence Act. This will particularly...

10 organisations, including the European Disability Forum, applaud the adoption of the 'Recommendation on respect of autonomy in mental health care' by the Council of Europe on 17 June. Our joint…

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The European Disability Forum (EDF) is pleased to invite youth to an online training session taking place on 11 June at 2:00 PM as part of the Act4DYS project. The session aims to support young people...

Download this letter in Word Dear Executive Vice-president Henna Virkkunen, Dear Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, The undersigned European organisations of persons with disabilities, representing more than…

The 2025 EU in the World Report highlights the European Disability Forum’s (EDF) efforts to ensure that disability rights are fully integrated into the European Union’s (EU) external action…

The Strategy lacks new legislative initiatives and ignores many of the disability movement’s demands. The ‘Enhanced’ Disability Rights Strategy, presented by the European Commission today, falls short...

Stopping coercion in mental health: withdrawing the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention

The European Commission presented Digital Networks Act in January 2026. Despite its new name, the law builds on existing rules – mainly the EU Electronic Communications Code – to adapt them to the lat...

Finland’s new social welfare reforms risk harming human rights, including the right to privacy. Privacy International, the European Disability Forum, and Pirkko Mahlamäki,, Finnish Disability Forum…

Finland's new social welfare legal reforms pose threats to human rights, including the right to privacy, Privacy International, the European Disability Forum and a Finnish Disability Forum representa

The European Commission presented the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030 on 5 March. The Strategy sets out the EU’s priorities to advance gender equality over the next five years. It covers:…

We published our list of concrete proposals to improve accessibility in rail transport.

We mark International Women’s Day by highlighting our Gender Mainstreaming Package! The Package is a practical set of tools to help organisations of persons with disabilities meaningfully integrate…

Open letter to World Health Organization. The European Disability Forum, the European Network of (ex)-Users of Psychiatry, Mental Health Europe, the Brain Injured & Families European Confederation…

Today, 24 February marks four years since the war in Ukraine began. Amid ongoing attacks and unimaginable challenges, local disability rights activists continue to defend the rights of their…

11 Members of the European Parliament and 9 disability organisations called on the Council of Europe to follow its Parliamentary Assembly’s advice, and withdraw a Protocol that would solidify the use ...