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90 million Europeans live with a disability. We need to achieve full inclusion to ensure that their rights are respected, which will also boost Europe's economy and democracy. To support this goal, the Commission is updating its strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Poverty affects 1 in 5 Europeans, including 1 in 4 children, while around 1 million people are homeless across the EU. The European Commission has proposed new measures to tackle poverty and housing exclusion, including the first-ever EU anti-poverty strategy.
The European Parliament has launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Every year, the Prize rewards outstanding journalism that promotes or defends EU values such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights.
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