Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-25-Speech-2-332-000"
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"One in six EU citizens has a disability, that ranges from mild to severe. There is an urgent need to implement active and specific policies to combat the serious risks of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion to which these people are subjected: the rate of poverty amongst disabled people is 70% higher than average.
It is important to continue with the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy, so as to ensure smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. This will necessarily include structural improvements as regards the mobility and inclusion of disabled people. In the majority of cases, social policies relating to disabled people fall under the competences of the Member States, so it is crucial that they support the adoption of measures and instruments suited to the needs of the disabled in order to ensure that these people enjoy a greater level of autonomy, equality of opportunity and an active life.
I believe it is important to set out a new, effective approach to disability and to the promotion of initiatives geared towards accessibility, equality, employment, education and training, social protection, and health needs in relation to these people. I also support the creation of a more effective mechanism ...
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"Declaration abbreviated in accordance with Rule 170 of the Rules of Procedure"1
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