European Disability Forum meets in Prague

The European Disability Forum is holding a meeting in Prague this weekend as part of the Czech Republic’s EU presidency. During the first day of the meeting, the head of the Czech Council for the Disabled, Jiří Morávek, said that the Czech Republic lagged behind older EU members when it came to the integration of disabled people into the community. The Czech Republic pledged to pass an anti-discrimination bill before joining the EU in 2004. The bill was passed by Parliament but vetoed by President Vaclav Klaus. As such, the Czech Republic could now be fined by the European Commission for failing to honour its commitment.