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I should first like to point out that this report is a follow-up to the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 and related issues. It calls for non-discrimination and the promotion of human rights to be the main focus of the European Union’s strategy. According to the report, the positive results obtained should be incorporated into the European Union’s policies. The report regrets the absence of legislative proposals, and calls for a timetable for submitting a directive in this regard. It calls for stronger measures to combat discrimination and to promote respect for human rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. It also expresses support for a United Nations convention and calls on Member States to promote such a convention.
The report calls for organisations representing persons with disabilities to play a more active role in the decision-making process. It advocates the use of the European Social Fund and Structural Funds for persons with disabilities. According to the report, it is vital that disabled people should have greater accessibility to information technologies and to the built environment, including access to services. It also calls for a specific action programme, with effect from the 2005 budget.
For all of these reasons I am voting in favour of Mr Mantovani’s report, which contains excellent observations and suggestions."@en1
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