Cerebral Palsy European Union Association
Budget
€2,173
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Cerebral Palsy in the European Union Association (Cerebral Palsy Europe or CP-ECA) is a non-profit association and the European branch of the International Cerebral Palsy Society (ICPS). ICPS is an international charitable organisation founded in 1969 with members in over 60 countries worldwide. Its members are associations of people living with cerebral palsy (CP), their families and the frontline professionals who work with them.
EU Legislative Interests
- Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 - Regulation (EU) 2021/692 establishing the citizens, equality, rights and values programme - Regulation (EU) 2021/522 establishing a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health (‘EU4Health Programme’) for the period 2021-2027, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 282/2014 - Regulation (EU) 2021/817 establishing Erasmus+: the EU programme for education and training, youth and sport - Regulation (EU) 2021/695 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Directive (EU) 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services - Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence - COM(2023)512 - European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. + any other legislative proposals or policies with an impact on disability, e.g. in areas such as health, employment, education and training, citizenship, transport, development cooperation, human rights
Communication Activities
Events, especially linked to World Cerebral Palsy Day (6 October), social media campaigns
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Disability Forum (www.edf-feph.org) International Cerebral Palsy Society (www.cpint.org)
Organisation Members
Vereniging voor Infantiele Encefalopatie & Hersenverlamming vzw, Belgium Centre for Treatment & Rehabilitation of Children with CP, Bulgaria Hrvatski savez udruga Cerebralne, Croatia Pan-Cyprian Society for CP, Cyprus CP Danmark, Denmark Suomen CP-Liitto ry, Finland Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale, France Paralysie Cérébrale France, France Bundesverband für Körper- und Mehrfachbehinderten Menschen e.V., Germany Cerebral Palsy Greece / Open Door, Greece Enable Ireland, Ireland Central Remedial Clinic, Ireland Fight the Stroke Foundation, Italy cerebra.lu Paralysie Cérébrale Luxembourg, Luxembourg CP Nederland, Netherlands Cerebral Parese-foreningen, Norway Porto Cerebral Palsy Association, Portugal Federation of Portuguese Cerebral Palsy Associations, Portugal Association Maria Beatrice, Romania Serbia Association for CP Children, Serbia Regional Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Serbia Zveza Sonček, Slovenia Confederación ASPACE, Spain Cerebral Palsy Turkey, Turkey
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.