European Blind Union
Budget
€1,083,794
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
7
2.3 FTE
EU Grants
€717,135
Mission & 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.
EU Legislative Interests
We actively work with European institutions in all areas of policy development that impact the lives of blind and partially sighted citizens, focusing on accessibility, employment, mobility. 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
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
EBU is a member of: - European Disability Forum - World Blind Union - European Women's Lobby
Organisation Members
http://www.euroblind.org/about-us/members
Additional Information
All the figures in section 14 are for 2024, because we had not yet closed our account for the financial year 2025 at the time of making the present update.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.