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The year 2003 was designated the '''European Year of People with Disabilities''' (EYPD) by the [[European Commission]]. It is sometimes called the ''European Year of Disabled People''.

The European Commission set aside 12 million [[euro]]s to recognise the European Year of People with Disabilities.

The Year was officially launched under the Greek Presidency in Athens on 26 January 2003. The opening ceremony in [[Athens]] was co-hosted by [[Julie Fernandez]].

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190911035527/http://www.eypd2003.org/ European Year of People with Disabilities Website]

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[[Category:Disability observances]]
[[Category:Themed years of the European Union]]
[[Category:2003 in the European Union]]


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