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So what is really going to happen behind the PR? Marion On 03/06/2011 10:52, Charlotte May wrote: > media release > > *European Disability Forum* > > *EDF MEETS BARROSO: Disability RISES high on the EUROPEAN agenda* > > *Brussels, 1^st June 2011 /// A delegation of the European Disability Forum led > by its President, Yannis Vardakastanis, met with President of the European > Commission** Barroso in Brussels yesterday. This was the opportunity to discuss > the next steps for disability in the EU.* > > The outcomes were successful: Mr. Barroso *endorses the State of the Union on > Disability*, and committed to *ensuring the right enforcement of the UN > Convention* throughout the European Commission. Finally, the President promised > to put pressure on *national authorities to safeguard the rights of persons with > disabilities during times of crisis*. Mr Jose Manuel Barroso recognised that the > European Disability Forum is the primary representative to the European > Institutions. A part from the President, the disability movement was represented > by its Vice President, Erzsebet Földesi, its Secretary Rodolfo Cattani, and > Director, Javier Güemes. They successfully brought *3 important issues* to the > table: > > * * > > *1. **the State of the Union on Disabilities* > > * * > > *2. **UN Convention: from words to deeds* > > * * > > *3. **the crisis: emergency exit* > > * * > > *Read more on EDF website<http://bit.ly/kryllp>* > > * * > > *See photos and videos from the meeting<http://bit.ly/kryllp>* > > * * > > *Aurélien Daydé* > Communication and media officer > *European Disability Forum* | nothing about us without us > Square de Meeus 35 | 1000 Brussels Belgium > T +32 2 282 46 04 | M +32 485 64 39 93 | F +32 2 282 46 09 > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > www.edf-feph.org<http://www.edf-feph.org/> > > *save a tree: think before you print* > > facebook<http://www.facebook.com/EuropeanDisabilityForumEDF>twitter > <http://twitter.com/MyEDF>youtube<http://www.youtube.com/MyEDF>picasa > <http://picasaweb.google.be/EuropeanDisabilityForum> > > * * > > *we want **free*<http://bit.ly/fEPRpO>*dom of movement* > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability > Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > > ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.