22-09-2016 10:00
Fact-finding visit to Slovakia: 22 – 23 September 2016
The Committee on Petitions constantly receives petitions detailing cases of violation of the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities. One such example is Petition 1459/2012, tabled by Judith Klein, Director of the Mental Health Initiative, Open Society Foundations, concerning the investment of EU funds in residential centres for the disabled in certain Member States of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Committee on Petitions carried out a visit to Bratislava, Slovakia between 22 - 23 September 2016, in view of better understanding the situation on the ground. The mission included a visit to a residential institution, as well as a community-based facility, dialogues with the relevant authorities, civil society representatives and people with disabilities in the respective centres.
- Programme (PDF - 715 KB)
- Study: European Structural and Investment Funds and People with Disabilities: Focus on the Situation in Slovakia
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Mission report and recommendations EN (PDF - 242 KB) | BG (PDF - 940 KB) | ES (PDF - 743 KB) | CS (PDF - 934 KB) | DA (PDF - 792 KB) | DE (PDF - 809 KB) | ET (PDF - 783 KB) | EL (PDF - 946 KB) | FR (PDF - 809 KB) | HR (PDF - 891 KB) | IT (PDF - 741 KB) | LV (PDF - 889 KB) | LT (PDF - 882 KB) | HU (PDF - 809 KB) | MT (PDF - 909 KB) | NL (PDF - 745 KB) | PL (PDF - 848 KB) | PT (PDF - 744 KB) | RO (PDF - 944 KB) | SK (PDF - 246 KB) | SL (PDF - 917 KB) | FI (PDF - 784 KB) | SV (PDF - 791 KB)
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Ex-officio Members participating in the mission: