Konstantinos Arvanitis

76. Welcomes the progress made in the construction of Corridor VIII and Corridor X of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and commends the completion of the Kriva Palanka–...

29. Notes that certain Chinese diplomatic entities have financed paid content and opinion pieces in media outlets of North Macedonia without clear labelling; recalls that a 2023 analysis...

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68. Welcomes the European Investment Bank’s continued financial and technical support in North Macedonia, including strategic infrastructure projects such as the Rail Corridors VIII...

C. whereas the EU has mobilised approximately EUR 210 million in macro- financial assistance loans since 2020, aimed at stabilising the economy of North Macedonia, aiding its recovery...

7. Affirms the importance of unequivocally recognising and respecting the Macedonian language and identity as an integral part of the state’s heritage and constitutional order, but also...

E b. whereas an estimated 1.4 million children and adults with disabilities under the age of 65 are residing in segregated institutions and whereas 13 EU Member states count more persons with...

1 a. Calls on the Commission to collect disaggregated and reliable data and statistics in order to develop appropriate and effective policies to ensure an accessible society for all persons...

10 c. Stresses that the updated Strategy should reflect the social model of disability and digress from the biomedical approach;

10. Calls on the Commission, as part of the implementation of the strategy, to include the rights of persons with disabilities in the post-2027 multiannual financial framework regulation, where...

4. Underlines that, while employment leads to multiple positive outcomes for persons with disabilities, such as higher incomes, improved quality of life and an increase in social inclusion,...

E d. whereas persons with disabilities face discrimination and hindrances based on the intersection between their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual...

16 a. Calls on the European Commission to enact legislation to ensure cross-border recognition of disability status and the importability/exportability of social benefits for work or study...

– having regard to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan Flagship 36 which pledges to address in the Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030 the rights of cancer patients and...

E a. whereas persons with disabilities have higher unmet medical needs, poorer self-reported health status, and higher mortality than persons without disabilities; whereas persons with...

– having regard to the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights,

18. Insists, in the context of the review of the EPSR and its action plan in 2025, and of an update of the Disability Employment Package, on the explicit recognition of all employment models of...

F. whereas women with disabilities constitute 29.2 % of the female population in the EU, and they face exclusion and discrimination in all areas of life, as well as high rates of violence against...

14 a. Highlights the need for accessibility of both physical and digital public services to all persons with disabilities;

14 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all information, including but not limited to information related to public services, health, education, employment, and EU-...

G a. whereas the transposition deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) was on 28 June 2022; whereas, however, there are open infringement proceedings against all Member States either...

21 a. Underlines the need to develop a holistic EU strategy on the transition from institutions to independent living and community-based services, linked to the Guidance on Independent Living...

20. Recalls the essential role of the ESF+ in supporting actions for persons with disabilities and insists that the ESF+ should be maintained as the main instrument for social cohesion; notes,...

10 b. Calls on the future application of any definition of ‘persons with disabilities’ to ensure that all cases of disability associated with a cancer diagnosis are explicitly recognised and...

21 c. Urges the European Commission to develop a Council Recommendation on Legal Capacity and Supported Decision- Making, aiming to guide and encourage Member States to carry out the necessary...

6. Takes note of the evidence that reveals the continuing plight of persons with disabilities who are often unable to fully avail of their EU rights; is concerned that, despite progress at policy...

22. Recognises the challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities and notes that women with disabilities face higher rates of violence against women and domestic violence, including...

10 a. Calls on the Commission to officially recognise chronic illnesses and long-term health conditions as forms of disability under EU non-discrimination law when functional limitations...

31. Invites the Commission to present evaluation reports on the implementation of regulations and directives related to persons with disabilities, following the end of the transposition period, and...

20 a. Calls for an EU Strategy on deinstitutionalisation with an aim to gather and utilize quantitative and qualitative data on relevant institutions, persons with disabilities housed in such...