monicasemedo6Jun 201 min readAdvocating for inclusion and equality for allIn 2019, I was elected Member of The European Parliament. I promised to my voters that I would work for a fairer, more equal and more...
monicasemedo6Mar 151 min readThe main issue about rare diseases is that most of them are difficult to diagnose. EASL Policy Dialogues I advocate for liver cancer and rare liver cancer disease because I have a rare disease myself called Wilson, a...
monicasemedo6Jan 241 min readRemunerated traineeships are a long-standing demand by our European youth!The Belgian Presidency presents its priorities on employment and social affairs at the EP The Belgian Presidency of the European Council...
monicasemedo6Jan 111 min readThe Employment Committee adopts the European Disability Card and Parking CardNow the interinstitutional negotiations can start Today the Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted by unanimity the Commission's...
monicasemedo6Nov 30, 20232 min read20,000 European children with intellectual disabilities are getting no education at all.European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023 In the framework of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023, I hosted an event...
monicasemedo6Oct 27, 20232 min readI want a strong social Europe - inclusive and diverse - as we are! "Why-How-What? A Day on the European Union" event in Luxembourg On Oct 26, I participated at the event "Why- How- What: A Day on the...
monicasemedo6Oct 5, 20232 min readThe European Disability Card will facilitate and the life of 100 million persons with disabilitiesMONICA SEMEDO MEP, Co-Chair of the Disability Intergroup at the European Parliament Today I chaired the last meeting of the year of the...