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All the latest news from our ongoing advocacy and campaigns.
Accessibility
The long way towards a fully accessible world: Accessible EU hosts a hybrid event about the European Accessibility Act
28th June 2025 marked the deadline for implementing the European Accessibility Act. Even if it serves as a good starting point for establishing accessibility standards in the products and services covered by the Directive, its effective implementation across the EU is still far from being complete. That was the overall message that was conveyed during the AccessibleEU hybrid event on 3rd July in Brussels.
EBU activities
Protecting our consumers’ rights in the banking domain: EBU co-organises an event on accessible financial services
Citizens with disabilities must be considered in the process of conceiving optimal consumer services. This includes banking and finances, which have gone through many changes from the consumer’s perspective over the last decades. However, this transformation requires the input from people with disabilities so everybody can enjoy their rights on an equal basis with others. The AccessibleEU consortium, alongside the European Blind Union and the European Banking Federation (EBF), conveyed that message during a hybrid event organised in EBF’s headquarters in Brussels on July 1st.
News from EBU members
Croatia (1) - Inclusive Cinema in Zagreb: Flow Touches the Heart of All Audiences
In June 2025, as part of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb, an inclusive screening of the Oscar-winning animated feature Flow was held at Kino Kinoteka. This groundbreaking event was adapted for blind, partially sighted, deaf, and hard-of-hearing audiences, offering a rare opportunity for equal access to high-quality artistic experience.
Croatia (2) - CBU Hosted a Singles’ Social Weekend in Premantura – An Example of Good Practice
The Croatian Blind Union (CBU), in cooperation with its member associations of the blind and visually impaired, hosted a Singles’ Social Weekend in the picturesque Istrian town of Premantura from 21 to 24 August 2025. The gathering took place at ERKS Premantura, a seaside facility run by the CBU and completely accessible to the visually impaired. The programme is funded by the CBU, with significant contributions from member associations.
Feature
Challenges and opportunities for an inclusive recovery in Ukraine Ukraine Recovery Conference - Rome 2025
The Ukraine Recovery Conference, organised by both the Italian and Ukrainian governments, was held in Rome on July 10 and 11 2025. The event was the fourth of the kind after those in Berlin (2024), London (2023) and Lugano (2022), dedicated to the swift recovery and long-term reconstruction of Ukraine, and represented the most significant support from Italy to translate solidarity towards Ukraine into tangible instruments of social, economic and institutional transformation of the country.
Announcements
Documentary on Lars Bosselmann
In collaboration with the European Blind Union and French director Hélène Jousse, bleu Krystal Media produced an English version of the moving and heart-warming portrait of Lars Bosselmann, our Executive Director
Meet Sandy-Line Thezenas our new replacement Office Assistant
On a personal level, Sandy has an international background, having lived in Paris, London, Sydney, and Montreal.
Special
Football - Lionesses get audio description
Anyone who watched football matches from the UEFA Women’s EUROs 2025 during July, may have spotted live audio description as part of their station’s coverage or through accessing the UEFA Women’s EURO app.
Football - Austria: A Shirt for All: SK Sturm Graz Celebrates 200 Years of Braille
Inclusion in sport is often spoken about – but rarely made tangible. Austrian top club SK Sturm Graz has now found a remarkable way to do just that. Ahead of its international matches in the UEFA competitions, Sturm unveiled brand-new black and white international jerseys, designed in cooperation with the Styrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted – a regional member of the Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (BSVÖ).
Football - Disability & Inclusion Fan Network
The Disability & Inclusion Fan Network, was officially launched last month at the European Football Fans Congress in Malmö.
Culture
France - good practice ; a nationwide network of partner libraries
For over ten years now the multimedia library of the Association Valentin Haüy had been working in tandem with local and regional libraries to enable them to offer collections and services to disabled users.
Coming events
Coming up in the EBU agenda.
Internal events of interest.