Press Release: High-Level Meeting on Disability: Presidents of Commission, Parliament and European Council join forces with the European Disability Forum

Leaders of the European Union institutions came together for the first time with the European Disability Forum to discuss issues facing the estimated 80 million Europeans with disabilities.

Presidents José Manuel Barroso (European Commission), Jerzy Buzek (European Parliament), Herman Van Rompuy (European Council) as well as European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, met with pan-European representatives of the disabled community.