EBU Resolutions 1987

The following resolutions were passed by the EBU Second General Assembly, Varna (Bulgaria), 3-4 June 1987


Resolution 1987-1

The General Assembly of the European Blind Union in Varna (Bulgaria), on June 3 and 4, 1987, referring to the resolution adopted by the 1986 International Conference on Partial Sightedness in the Netherlands, holds the opinion that :
    - recognizing the fact that in most countries organizations of and for the blind have been in existence for many years, the interests of the visually impaired are served best within these organizations ;

    - the organizations of the blind should use all their influence and experience to advocate the interests of the visually impaired people with the same energy as those of the blind ;

The General Assembly recommends that within the scope of the EBU Commission for Rehabilitation and Social Legislation a subcommittee be set up with the task to identify focal points of activities in the field of visual impairment and potential ways of integrating them into the work undertaken by the EBU. The subcommittee will submit an appropriate programme of work to the next General Assembly, which, if the need arises, will also cover the fields of activity of the other commissions.


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Resolution 1987-2

The General Assembly of the European Blind Union in Varna (Bulgaria), on June 3 and 4, 1987, expects that the blind and visually impaired people themselves will exercise the decisive influence at all times on the organisation and implementation of conferences held by the European Blind Union.




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Resolution 1987-3

The General Assembly of the European Blind Union in Varna (Bulgaria), on June 3 and 4, 1987, notes that, within the World Blind Union, unions of blind people have been created at all regional levels, except for Africa. After many years of efforts, there is now the outlook that the African Union of the Blind will be established in 1987.

For holding the Founding Assembly and for maintaining a secretariat, some financial assistance will be required. The General Assembly recommends the Board and the member nations to give efficient support to the creation of the African Union of the Blind by providing financial and other means.




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Resolution 1987-4

The General Assembly of the European Blind Union in Varna (Bulgaria), on June 3 and 4, 1987, has resolved to adopt the following resolution :

The delegates of the General Assembly note with satisfaction and gratification that in spite of a good many problems the work undertaken by the Board and the commissions, during the first working period of the EBU, towards the achievements of its objectives was good.

It is their special request, however, to receive more and as current as possible information on the work done by the Board and the commissions, including the participation of the EBU representatives serving on the bodies of the World Blind Union. This should be accomplished through disseminating minutes and reports. In this manner it is intended not only to secure an extensive knowledge of the current work conducted by the EBU but also to encourage and enable the member countries to maintain an intense collaboration.

The delegates note that the exchange of information, periodicals and books in braille, on tape and in large print meets the needs of all blind and visually impaired people in Europe. Therefore they call upon the EBU Board and the organizations of the member countries to urge their national governments or the appropriate agencies to create a free exchange of braille, tape and large print matter for the blind, to be established between private persons and organizations of all countries in Europe and the world.


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Resolution 1987-5

The General Assembly of the European Blind Union in Varna (Bulgaria), on June 3 and 4, 1987, is convinced that the efforts made by the European Blind Union towards the maintenance and improvement of the status of the blind in society, in all countries, can only be continued with success, if peace prevails between the nations of Europe, nay of the entire world. They note with concern that vast arms arsenals jeopardize peace.

Therefore the General Assembly of the EBU welcomes all initiatives directed at preventing the danger of a world war. The delegates call upon all nations, parliaments, governments, organizations of society, but particularly upon all blind and visually impaired people in Europe to advocate with ardent hearts and with all their might all proposals which serve the achievement of peace, disarmament and detente, and the successive elimination of all weapons.


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