This joint event, in which AGE takes part, launches the report “Opening up Communities, Closing Down Institutions: Harnessing the European Structural and Investment Funds” which assesses how the ex-ante conditionality on social inclusion has been implemented across a number of Member States.
The research contains examples that demonstrate how Member States have used ESIF to support deinstitutionalisation, their future plans and challenges in the process. The report also contains concrete recommendations for the current and next funding periods.
The launch event will include interventions from high-level representatives from the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, European Commission officials, Members of the European Parliament, self-advocates and civil society organisations.
