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European Blind Union

Acronym: EBU

General Information

Identification Code: 42378755934-87
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: European non-profit making NGO
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 5/27/2011
Last Update: 2/20/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: EBU works towards an accessible and inclusive society with equal opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to fully participate in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life. Its members are national organisations of the visually impaired in 41 European countries, including 25 EU member states. Its goals are: - To voice the concerns of blind and partially sighted people of Europe, namely in EU policy-making and through EU legislation - To protect and promote their human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and full participation in society - To enable them to express their views and aspirations and take collective action.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Banking and financial services
  • Budget
  • Communication
  • Consumers
  • Culture
  • Culture and media
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • Institutional affairs
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Sport
  • Taxation
  • Transport
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: We actively work with European institutions in all areas of policy development that impact the lives of blind and partially sighted citizens. We respond to European Commission Green papers and consultations and take part in stakeholder events organised by the Commission. We also regularly publish position papers on issues that are of importance to us in order to keep EU policy makers informed about the challenges that blind and partially sighted people face and how EU policy can address them. These include equal access to employment, to goods and services, to the information society and to culture (including TV and radio), to books and print media, to telecommunications, to financial services (e.g. banking and insurance), the built environment etc. We also take an interest in, inter alia, consumer rights, copyright law, welfare rights (e.g. social security, disability benefits, pensions), internal market policy (including e-commerce, public procurement policy), public health and transport policy.
Communication Activities: Publications : - Position papers and responses to consultations, including proposed amendments where relevant - Press releases - Various types of other publications : thematic reports, Q&As, guidelines and best practices - Monthly Newsletter and quarterly "Focus" (thematic newsletter) - Podcast on accessibility technologies - Annual activity report See https://www.euroblind.org/publications_and_resources Campaigns : see https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-campaigns Awareness-raising projects and usually an annual event (e.g. thematic conference, meeting with a group of selected decision-makers) : see https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-activities
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 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: Disability

Head Office

Address: 6, rue Gager-Gabillot
Post Code: 75015
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
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EU Office

Address: 6, rue Gager-Gabillot
Post Code: 75015
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: Other sources of funding include the Ukrainian Solidarity Fund and EBU Solidarity Fund. All the figures in section 14 are for 2022, because we had not yet closed our account for the financial year 2023 at the time of making the present update.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 2.5999999046325684
Info Members: The above does not include staff from our national member organisations that directly participate in leading our campaigns. These persons (3), added up, account for about 25% of an FTE.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.euroblind.org/about-us/members
Organisation Members: EBU is a member of: - European Disability Forum - World Blind Union - European Women's Lobby EBU has participatory status with the Council of Europe.