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FRA takes part in EU Disability Platform meeting

On 27 March, FRA took part in a meeting of the EU Disability Platform in Brussels. FRA presented the history, composition, tasks, operation and the work programme 2025-2026 of the EU Monitoring Framework of the UN’s Disability Convention.

FRA raised issues concerning the functioning of the EU Framework in terms of its complexity, the lack of legal basis, lack of clear mandate and resources, as well as issues related to its independence.