Brussels, 5 June 2014 | This Friday 6 of June the Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council
will meet and discuss the state of play of the Web Directive.
Unfortunately, during the last two presidencies of the EU, there has
been no further progress on the Proposal for a Directive on the
Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies’ Websites in Council. EDF wants to
see the forthcoming Telecommunications Council conclusions include a
clear political commitment to ensure rapid progress on this Directive
during the forthcoming Italian Presidency. This would make a real
difference to 80 million Europeans with disabilities.
The Parliament’s report on the proposal for a Directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies’ Websites
introduced extremely valuable changes to the Commission’s proposal.
These changes would benefit the majority of citizens across the EU and
would boost the web-developing European marketplace, giving a perfect
example of how a piece of legislation can contribute to inclusive growth
in the digital field.
EDF
regrets that the Greek Presidency failed to take this very important
legislation further, and hopes that the forthcoming Italian presidency
will treat the web directive as a priority.
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