
CRPD Concluding Observations: EU to Prioritise the Rights of Deaf People to National Sign Languages!
CRPD Committee Issues Concluding Observations on the European Union – Rights of Deaf People and

EUD and WFD Represent Deaf Perspective at UN Day of General Discussion on Political and Public Participation
On 20 March 2025, the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) participated in the Day

EUD at the United Nations for the Review of the European Union by the CRPD Committee
The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) took part in the United Nations Committee on

EUD at the EESC: Undertaking the Road to the Global Disability Summit
The EUD Policy Team attended the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) public hearing on

Ensuring Equity in AI for Sign Language Interpretation: EUD’s Advocacy at EU Conference
On 6–7 February 2025, the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) actively participated in the

WFD – EUD joint submission to the CRPD Committee on the Right to Political and Public Participation
On 14 February 2025, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the European Union

Ensuring the respect of the rights of deaf people in the EU Lifts Directive
The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) has shared its feedback to the European Commission’s

EUD Calls Out Accessibility Failures at European Social Forum 2025: Demand for On-Site Interpreters
EUD strongly condemns the lack of accessibility at the European Social Forum 2025, where Deaf

Statement from the 3rd European Deaf Women Forum
We, the EUD Board, joined the 3rd European Deaf Women Forum which took place in

EUD at the 2024 Sakharov Prize Programme
On 18th December 2024, the European Union of the Deaf (EUD), represented by its Executive

EUD Toolkit Release: “Maximising the Effectiveness of Your Women’s Committee”
We are delighted to announce the release of EUD’s latest toolkit: “Maximising the Effectiveness of

Meeting with the Cabinet of Commissioner Dalli: A step towards the officialisation of the 29 EU National Sign Languages as official EU languages.
On 8th November 2024, our EUD Policy Manager, Mr Alexandre Bloxs, had a meeting with