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- Lumos appoints Lucy Halton as EEG Co-Chair
- EEG publishes recommendations to the Irish, Lithuanian and Greek Trio Presidencies of the Council of the European Union
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- Recovery Means Community: EEG calls for continued commitment to deinstitutionalisation in Ukraine
- Preventing violence through community-based support: EEG contributes to new CRPD guidelines
Category Archives: Statement
EEG condolences on the death of President Sassoli
The EEG would like to express its deepest condolences for the loss of David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament. Mr Sassoli’s engagement in upholding children’s rights and the rights of persons with disabilities made him a valuable ally as … Continue reading
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EEG’s main findings on the submitted Recovery & Resilience National Plans
Since the beginning of the year, the EEG has been following closely the work around the Recovery and Resilience Facility. We analysed several draft Recovery and Resilience National Plans[1], and shared country-specific recommendations with the European Commission based on each … Continue reading
Stop EU funding of new institutions for people with disabilities in Poland, EEG says
In 2020 the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) contacted the European Commission to voice serious concerns about a large-scale institution for 100 residents with mental health issues in the city of Łódź, Poland. … Continue reading
European Child Guarantee prioritises children in alternative care
But a stronger commitment to end institutionalisation of children in the EU is required The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-Based Care (EEG) is a coalition representing children and their families, people with disabilities and their … Continue reading
Impacts on the process of transition from institutional to family and community-based care in light of the Common Provisions Regulations, the European Regional Development Funds, and the European Social Funds + (2021-2027)
During the funding period 2014-2020, EU funds have played a crucial role in bringing persons with disabilities, children, older people and homeless people out of institutions. Despite this advances, progress still must be made, since there have been cases reported … Continue reading
The EEG endorses the Manifesto on Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU
The EEG has endorsed the European Parliament – EU Alliance for Investing in Children Manifesto on Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU. On the topic of deinstitutionalisation of children, the Manifesto calls on the Child Guarantee to not … Continue reading
Recovery and Resilience Facility must support community inclusion, not segregation
As some Members States have already submitted their National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) to the European Commission and others will soon submit, the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) sees the need to … Continue reading
The EEG endorses the EU Alliance Statement on the European Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee
The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) has endorsed the EU Alliance for Investing in Children’s statement on the European Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee. Read the full statement … Continue reading
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EEG’s Response to the EU Disability Strategy 2021-2030
The European Commission has recently released the new EU Disability Rights Strategy for the period 2021 to 2030. This follows up to the previous ten-year Strategy that was launched in 2010. In light of the recently published document, the EEG … Continue reading
EEG’s reaction to the Social Pillar Action Plan
The European Commission has published in March of 2021 the long-awaited European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, which aims to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights by 2025. In light of the recently published document, the EEG has written a … Continue reading
EEG. The European Expert Group on the transition from institutions to community-based support 