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(/( Europäisches Parlament Katrin Langensiepen Member o the Furopean Parliament’ Greens/EFA 60 Rue Wiertz 1047 Brussels BELGIUM . Karmen Joller Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Rahukohtu St 3 15161, Tallinn, ESTONIA Brussels, 2025/12/12 Status of impiementation of the European Disability Card (Directive 2841/2024) Dear Minister Karmen Joller, as part of our ongoing commitment to promote inclusion and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities across the European Union, 1 am writing to request a short report on the status of the impiementation of the European Disability Card (Directive 2841/2024) in Estonia. The followirig aspects are of particular interest to us and the disability community, and we would be grateful if you could take them into consideration: 1. Legal transposition — Is the regulation being implemented into national law? Please indicate the expected date of adoption. 2. Issuing infrastructure — Status of physical and/or digital card issuance (e.g., number of cards aiready issued, systems in place, integration with national e-ID). 3. Public awareness — Any campaigns, multilingual materiais, or stakehoider consultations that have been launched or are plarmed. 4. Challenges & support needs Identify any admiriistrative, technical, or budgetary — obstacles and indicate whether EU-level assistance (fundirig, expertise, best-practice sharing) would be helpful. Kindly send us your status report to katrin.{angensiepen’europar1.europa.eu. As one of the few Members of the European Parliament with a visible disability, 1 have a particular interest in the concems ofpeople with disabilities and in the impiementation oftheir relevant rights. os:aI mir steer u rn SAA UNUD Nr B104 Brissel ‘O. te ‘I,ert Tel. 0032 2 2X 45235 @kIinqenepefl F-67070 5t[isbe1Ig edex- -:enue du Ptsident Roher Schinnn (591024 , - - Tel. 0033 3 831 E-Mil: 6. iniaweusirpn e1lrnp ii l.eur(pJ cc Veb katrtn-lnqensiepcn.u -  Eutopaisches Partament In order to gain an initial overview of the current situation in your country and within the Union, 1 would he gratefiul ifyou could take the time to provide a detailed response. Thank you very much for your support and comrnitment to the concerns of the many people with disabilities. Yours sincerely, ( ((1 Katrin Langensiepen 1 147 tusseI (O. tie Wiertz Tel 0032 22 Iiiiien5iepcfl F-67070 Srtsl3.urq Clex 1 ienue 4tt Pr’sidni Robert Sdi’irue CS 91024 - - N 0032 5 175235 E-Mil: 1 .trrin.hn nsipcnurnp.ti leurnpa.ti 0:eb katrin-lriinsipm.i -