Webinar- Why is the EU still investing in institutions for disabled people?

This webinar on EU Funds is organised by the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL).

Agenda

Moderated by Nataša Kokić,
EU Funds for Our Rights Campaign Coordinator, ENIL

1. Welcome and introduction – Kapka Panayotova, Advisory Group ENIL and
   MEP Katrin Langensiepen (10 min)
2. Gerard Quinn, Professor of law at the University of Leeds and the Wallenberg
   Institute in the University of Lund – Legality of investing into institutions under
   international and EU law (10 min)
3. Theory vs practice: reports from three Member States:
   Petra Flieger, Independent researcher, Austria (5 min)
   Kristof Kornyei, Equality Project Officer, TASZ, Hungary (5 min)
   João Varela, Centro de Vida Independente, Portugal (5 min)
4. Jonas Ruškus, CRPD Committee member: Current concerns in Central and
   Eastern Europe and the obligations of States Parties under the CRPD (10 min)
5. Catherinne Pedreros, Secretariat of the CRPD committee: Reporting
   investments into institutions and what action can be taken by the Committee
   and/or other parts of the UN (10 min)
6. Steven Allen, Co-Executive Director (Advocacy), Validity Foundation: Legal
   accountability for use of EU funds (10 min)
7. Nomunds Popens, Deputy Director General, DG REGIO, European
   Commission: Concrete measures taken to prevent building/renovation of
   institutions following COVID-19 response – (10 min)
8. Maria Moustakali, Office of the European Ombudsman: Recent decisions and
   the Ombudsman’s follow-up, as well as role of the CPRD independent
   monitoring framework in monitoring EU Funds investments (10 min)
9. Q&A (30 min)
10. Conclusions – Kapka Panayotova, Advisory Group ENIL (5 min)

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