European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
Acronym: EASPD
General Information
Identification Code: 120906010805-50
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Entity Form: Non -for- profit international organisation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 3/12/2013
Last Update: 6/4/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: EASPD, a non-profit NGO in the disability sector, promotes the affairs of 20000 social services and their umbrella associations. There are over 80 million people with a disability throughout Europe. The main objective of EASPD is to promote the equalisation of opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high quality service systems.
The principles of EASPD are aiming at high quality of services facilitating full participation and inclusion in society in an appropriate way for persons with a disability. To achieve this EASPD is committed to:
• User participation in the development and delivery of services§ The implementation of governance principles
• Active lifelong learning opportunities for staff
• Focus on Accessibility, availability, affordability and adaptability of services
The main objective of EASPD, based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), is to promote the equalisation of opportunities for people with dis (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Budget
- Competition
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Enlargement
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - European Disability Rights Strategy
- European Semester & Economic Governance
- EU Budget
- European Pillar of Social Rights
- Child Guarantee
- EU Care Strategy
- Public Procurement and State Aid
- Anti-Discrimination Directive
- Social Economy Action Plan
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: SUB-GROUP ON EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE #E03820/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102772 #MEMBER #C#Civil societySub-group on Independent Living#E03820/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103715 #MEMBER #C#Civil societySub-group on social services#E03820/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=104592 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyWorking Group on Early Childhood Education and Care#E03811#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3811 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyDisability Platform#E03820#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3820 #MEMBER #C#Civil society
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Social economy,Disability,Unofficial groupings,Demographic challenges, family-work balance and youth transition
Head Office
Address: Rue du Commerce, 72
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue du Commerce, 72
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: https://www.easpd.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/EASPD_Annual_Report_2022.pdf
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 4
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 8
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: For EASPD's lobbying activities, we have four staff members working 50% and 4 staff member working 25%
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://easpd.eu/membership/our-members/
Organisation Members: EASPD is a member of several organisations and networks dealing with disability, social and poverty issues:
• Participatory status with the Council of Europe, Member of the CAHPAH monitoring committee of the Disability Action Plan and of the Conference of INGO of the Council of Europe
• Full member of the NGO Liaison Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (representing the group of European social service providers)
• Full Member of the Platform of European Social NGO’s
• A seat in the High Level Group on Disability of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• Social Services Europe
• Member of the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS)