StratAGEic: Defending the rights of older people - ENIL
On 8 and 9 October 2025, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) took part in the kick-off meeting of the StratAGEic Project, a new ...| ENIL
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is a user-led network of disabled people, with members throughout Europe.| 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
On 8 and 9 October 2025, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) took part in the kick-off meeting of the StratAGEic Project, a new ...| ENIL
Date: Monday, 20 October Time: 14.00 - 15. 00 CET Location: Zoom Ableism, or disability bias, is the root of much of the social exclusion disabled people face in today’s society. At the same time, it is incredibly persistent, and its eradication has been a challenge that disability advocates have struggled with for decades. But what if, in order to combat ableism, we first need to understand how the human brain works through the lens of evolution? In the webinar Disability and Bias: Unco...| 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
During our Regional Members Meeting in Sarajevo, members and allies from across Europe took stock on the state of Independent Living. While the situation remains difficult in many countries there are good news too which give cause for optimism. To ensure the right to Independent Living can be enjoyed, it is imperative for the 18 pillars of Independent Living to become reality. To which extent is access to Independent Living services improving? Norway: Access to services becomes a right The mo...| 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
By Florian Sanden This article provides an analysis of EU policy making on employment for disabled people, presents the ENIL proposal for reform and proceeds to describe our advocacy campaign from a methodical point of view. Part I “Analysing EU disability employment policy” presents the analysis. Part II “ENILs´ advocacy campaign”describes the campaign. I Analysing EU disability employment policy According to the Commissioner for Equality, preparedness and crisis management, Hadja L...| ENIL
Co-organised by the European Network on Independent Living – ENIL and the Information Center “Lotos” Tuzla From September 15th to 17th, the European Network on Independent Living will be in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where, with the support of our Bosnian members from IC Lotos, we will have our annual Regional Members Meeting, this time for Eastern Europe and Balkans, together with the face to face meeting of our Board, as well as a Conference on Independent Living in the region....| ENIL
We, partners of the EU Funds for Fundamental Rights (FURI) project take note the European Commission proposals for the 2028-2034 funding period. In May 2025, we published the findings of our research where we identified 1.1 billion euros spent across 63 EU funded projects in violation of fundamental rights, despite legal safeguards. The reports documented widespread discrimination against marginalised communities, including racialised groups (notably Roma), persons with disabilities, and r...| ENIL
An article written by ENIL former volunteer Vy Nguyen Without the direct and active involvement of disabled experts in the development of new technology, ...| ENIL
The European Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the European Union´s framework in the area of disability policy for the period ...| ENIL
My time with ENIL has come to an end, and I can say, without a hint of exaggeration, that it has been a transformative ...| ENIL
Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025Platform: ZoomOccasion: Disability Pride MonthTime: 14:00 – 15:30 CETAccessibility: Live captioning and sign language interpretation will be provided Join us ...| ENIL
In 2011, the European Union acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). It was the first ...| ENIL
On March 11-12, 2025, the European Union (EU) will be reviewed by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the first ...| ENIL
