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MEPs: Persons with reduced mobility need equal rights to train travel!

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
When Horst tried to take an early morning train to a meeting with the German ministry of Health, he was denied boarding: the train...

Millions of EU voters with disabilities will not be able to vote: report

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
With many legal and technical barriers still in place across the EU, not a single Member State has ensured that elections are accessible to...

European Accessibility Act: a big step on a long journey

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Accessibility Act is a landmark agreement. However, while it will ensure that many products and services are more accessible for persons with...

Iceland MPs make sexist and ableist comments

EFTA Theodoros Benakis -
Six Members of the Icelandic Parliament were overheard making sexist and ableist comments about a number of prominent women in a bar. The European Disability...

Forced sterilisation of women in Europe

TOP STORY Theodoros Benakis -
Between 2010 and 2013, Spanish judges ordered some 400 women to undergo an irreversible sterilisation procedure, arguing it was in their best interests. As reported...
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US calls on EU to enhance travel protocols to curb Ebola spread from Africa

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The Trump administration is advising European countries to enhance...

EU and Kenya deepen strategic partnership

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The European Union and Kenya are reinforcing their strategic...

France bans entry of Israeli far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich

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On Tuesday, 9 June, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot...

Left calls for inquiry into extremist ESN Group for EU rule violations

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In July 2024, a coalition of right-wing extremist parties...

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