On 2 and 3 December 2021, the European Commission, in partnership with the European Disability Forum, hosted its annual conference to celebrate the European Day of Persons with Disabilities. The 2021 edition of the conference was held online. It brought together more than 400 politicians, high- level experts and disability advocates to discuss current challenges, specifically in access to healthcare and in the digital transformation. The conference also focused on the experiences and needs of children with disabilities. Across Europe, persons with disabilities still face considerable barriers in their daily life: - 4 times more persons with disabilities report unmet healthcare needs than those without disabilities; - Only 64% of persons with disabilities have an internet connection at home, compared to 88% of persons without disabilities; - Over 1 in 5 young people with disabilities leave school early, compared to 1 in 10 of those without disabilities. As pointed out in the new EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, it is important to scale up action to remove obstacles for the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society. Several solutions and initiatives were discussed to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. The conference provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas on how different stakeholders can work together towards a Union of Equality. This report summarizes the key messages and challenges highlighted during the European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021 conference (EDPD2021) by the different speakers.

The monograph contains a report on developments and trends in special education within the European community and a selection of the principal papers of a conference on special education in Europe. Chapter 1 contains results of a comparative study presented tabularly and narratively covering all handicaps in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Issues covered include administrative responsibility, private schools, financing, compulsory education laws, early childhood education, and integration of handicapped with nonhandicapped children. Nine trends in special education are identified in the brief second chapter. The third chapter provides a summary of special education for each nation and includes addresses of ministers and associations dealing with the handicapped. The questionnaire used in compiling the report is appended. The second section consists of the conference program, summaries of addresses, and summaries of the six discussion groups. A synthesis report notes differences in methods of achieving the goal of integration of the handicapped. (DB)

This book is on international economic law, and as such unavoidably examines international economic institutions which to some extent determine the content and character of international economic law- the IMF, the World Bank, OECD, OPEC, the Paris and London Clubs of Creditors, the G8 and G20, regional economic blocs and other economic institutions. International economic law principles like the most favored nation principle, national treatment standard, rules of origin, free trade, foreign investment, loans and sundry other issues are examined by the text showing how the interest of developed nations and international financial institutions sound through these legal issues. The book interrogates international economic law than is commonly the case with mainstream texts on the subject.