Make Independent Living Services a priority in the EU Disability Strategy - ENIL
Which services do we need for progress? Date: 19th of November Time: 14:00 – 16:00 Place: Mundo Madou, Av. des Arts 7/8, 1210 Bruxelles ...| ENIL
You can download the full statement as a pdf hereand as a word file here. The European Network on Independent Living welcomes the proposal by the Danish social affairs minister to link the EU Affordable Housing Plan to deinstitutionalisation. We regret that the Danish Presidency of the EU Council did not make use of the Council Conclusions in Independent Living to propose effective new initiatives. In our input to the European Parlament Draft Report on the housing crisis and to the European...| ENIL
My six months as an ESC Volunteer for ENIL are sadly coming to an end. In this article, I want to share what I’ve learned during this experience, how I’ve grown both as a professional and as a disabled person, and how I plan to use these lessons moving forward. A Need for Change My ESC journey began from a deep need for change. For the past few years, I had felt stuck in Greece, and this opportunity seemed like the perfect way to learn about independent living, gain advocacy tools that I ...| ENIL
ENIL wishes to react to the Council Conclusions on the social inclusion of persons with disabilities through the promotion of Independent Living (13386/25´SOC 632) which was adopted on 17 October 2025 by the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs EU Council . The full statement is availble for download as a pdf file hereandas a word file here. The EU Council taking notice In the opening remarks the EU Council takes notice of many well known but important facts. For example: ...| ENIL
Date: 30 October 2025 Time: 9:30-13:00 Place: Rue de l'Industrie 10, 1000 Brussels; and online on Zoom Co-organised by the European Disability Forum, the Validity Foundation, and the European Network on Independent Living. *Captioning in English will be provided!* The FURI (European Funds for Fundamental Rights) project works to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders to monitor the use of EU funds. FURI advocates that EU funding needs to comply with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In t...| ENIL
Which services do we need for progress? Date: 19th of November Time: 14:00 – 16:00 Place: Mundo Madou, Av. des Arts 7/8, 1210 Bruxelles ...| ENIL
International Symposium – Conclusion of the EU-funded Liti-Gate Project The Liti-Gate consortium is pleased to invite you to the International Symposium marking the conclusion of the EU-funded Liti-Gate Project. The event will be held in person on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), VMA Building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, Brussels. This conference concludes two years of research, participatory engagement and capacity-building aimed at strengthening th...| ENIL
