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"Mr President, I would like to warmly congratulate my colleague, Mr Kósa, on his excellent report. It tables concrete measures to enable disabled people to participate actively in society. The figures say it all: there are around 80 million disabled Europeans and only 30-40% have a job or are able to work.
This rate of employment is very low, which exacerbates the risk that they will become victims of poverty and social exclusion. There still remains much to be done as regards increasing the employment of disabled people and eliminating discrimination against them. Participation in working life and economic independence are essential factors in social integration. As such, the Member States should remove the barriers to accessing jobs and facilitate mobility in all areas of life.
The purpose of these measures to be adopted by the Member States should be to improve everyone’s quality of life, in a society in which it is possible to work more effectively and under better conditions. As such, the very important role of education and training systems, which must be sufficiently primed to meet the needs of disabled people in the best way possible, is of particular importance.
I would like to conclude by calling for the European Disability Strategy to be properly implemented in all the Member States."@en1
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