Need for a transparent European system of fundamental rights protection! – Report of Kinga Gál MEP was voted in the competent E 2010. 11. 26. Yesterday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament adopted with a significant majority the report on situation of fundamental rights in the European Union presented by MEP Kinga Gál. The report aims to create synergy, thus making mechanisms and processes concerning fundamental rights in the EU, already existed or introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, more transparent and effective.
Brussels Declaration on behalf of one million European deaf people 2010. 11. 20. Today in the European Parliament the "Declaration on Sign Languages in the European Union" was signed by all present 160 representatives of the deaf and hard of hearing organizations. This remarkable event, called “Implementation of Sign Language Legislation” was co-hosted by MEP Ádám Kósa (EPP Group), President of the Disability Intergroup and the European Union of the Deaf.
Brussels Declaration on behalf of one million European deaf people 2010. 11. 20. Today in the European Parliament the "Declaration on Sign Languages in the European Union" was signed by all present 160 representatives of the deaf and hard of hearing organizations. This remarkable event, called “Implementation of Sign Language Legislation” was co-hosted by MEP Ádám Kósa (EPP Group), President of the Disability Intergroup and the European Union of the Deaf.
Inclusion of Roma: key role for SMEs and improving housing conditions 2010. 11. 18. MEP Lívia Járóka, Chair of the EPP Group's Working Group on Roma Inclusion held talks yesterday with Dimitar Ivanov, executive director of the SME Union Bulgaria about the role of small and medium enterprises in fostering Roma employment. Later the day Járóka met thirty mayors from Romania, where she drew attention to recent amendments to the European Regional Development Fund's regulation which allows for supporting housing subventions in favour of marginalized communities within the EU.
Inclusion of Roma: key role for SMEs and improving housing conditions 2010. 11. 18. MEP Lívia Járóka, Chair of the EPP Group's Working Group on Roma Inclusion held talks yesterday with Dimitar Ivanov, executive director of the SME Union Bulgaria about the role of small and medium enterprises in fostering Roma employment. Later the day Járóka met thirty mayors from Romania, where she drew attention to recent amendments to the European Regional Development Fund's regulation which allows for supporting housing subventions in favour of marginalized communities within the EU.
Disability: New impetus for a barrier-free Europe – Commission Communication on European Disability Strategy published. Ádám Kós 2010. 11. 15. "As the first deaf MEP in the European Parliament and Chairman of the EP's Disability Intergroup, I warmly welcome Commissioner Reding's efforts to strengthen the policies on people with disabilities at European level, as well as to develop this movement for all ageing Europeans", said Ádám Kósa MEP on the occasion of the release of the European Commission's Communication on the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020.
Integration of minorities: Lívia Járóka MEP receives Romanian excellence award 2010. 10. 31. Romanian Foreign Minister, Teodor Baconschi, has granted the Ministry's excellence award to Lívia Járóka MEP, acknowledging her activity dedicated to the social integration of minorities. In her acceptance speech, Járóka said that granting the award to her was a message that fostering the social inclusion of the Roma was one of the most staggering strategic challenges and at the same time one of the most promising opportunities for Europe.
Integration of minorities: Lívia Járóka MEP receives Romanian excellence award 2010. 10. 31. Romanian Foreign Minister, Teodor Baconschi, has granted the Ministry's excellence award to Lívia Járóka MEP, acknowledging her activity dedicated to the social integration of minorities. In her acceptance speech, Járóka said that granting the award to her was a message that fostering the social inclusion of the Roma was one of the most staggering strategic challenges and at the same time one of the most promising opportunities for Europe.
Barrier-free television: New means for free flow of information in Europe. Ádám Kósa MEP 2010. 10. 28. A workshop was held in the European Parliament today on the topic of countless television means and the importance of barrier-free information communication. Ádám Kósa MEP, Co-Chairman of the event, highlighted in his speech that technological innovation is a highly important engine of widening possibilities to access to information, especially for people with disabilities.