Themes
EDE’s research and reporting activities are organised according to themes negotiated between the EDE project team and the European Commission. This includes both recurrent activities and new themes developed each year.
EDE maps and monitors existing EU laws and policies as well as the national disability policies of 30 EU Member States and candidate and associated countries. We provide summary policy data in the DOTCOM database, as well as annual publication of comparative statistical indicators.
Each year, we assess evidence relevant to progress on the EU2020 Strategy from a disability perspective (focusing on the headline targets for employment, education and poverty reduction), with analyses of social policy developments relevant to the post Europe 2020 Strategy.
In addition, new themes or topics are identified each year for additional focused reporting. In the contracts that started since 2024, those themes were employment and housing.
EDE has previously conducted research on the following themes:
- Accessibility
- Consumer protection
- Education/training
- EU2020
- EU law and policy
- Health, including COVID-19
- Independent living
- Rights monitoring
- Political participation
- Social protection
- Statistical indicators
- Disability assessment
- European Pillar of Social Rights
- Sustainable Development Goals
- European Disability Strategy
- New technologies/digital inclusion
Contact us:
European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
Anna [dot] KEDZIOREK
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (Anna Kedziorek Ramirez)
B-1049 Brussels