Improving the rights of persons with disabilities across Europe
Official title: De EU-strategie voor de rechten van personen met een handicap na 2024
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- Parliament calls for an upgraded EU strategy featuring binding rules to improve employment, housing, and general accessibility.
- This affects persons with disabilities, their family carers, and employers, as well as public services and care organizations.
- You gain better opportunities for adapted jobs, more accessible everyday public services, and improved support to live independently.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 27 November 2025
- Approved by parliament 27 November 2025
- Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
- Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
- In force not yet
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How parliament voted
Passed on 27 November 2025490 for · 9 against · 109 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
151 for · 1 against · 2 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Voted for
113 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
15 for · 2 against · 59 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
37 for · 4 against · 26 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Voted for
64 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
50 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Voted for
36 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
21 for · 2 against · 3 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
3 for · 0 against · 19 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇮🇪 MEPs from Ireland
Majority in favour12 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Figures: for / against / abstention.