AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market

Reference A9-0209/2022Committee IMCO

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left38

34004100%

S&D145

1270018100%

Greens/EFA72

6600

The European Parliament adopted by 611 votes to 3, with 9 abstentions, a resolution on the AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market.Parliament recalled that accessibility is an essential precondition for persons with disabilities to fully enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is one of the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which is legally binding on the EU and its Member States.More than 87 million people in the EU have some form of disability. Member States must ensure that the principle of accessibility is mainstreamed at all levels, not only in buildings, spaces and public transport, but also in health and education, and to increase the…