European Parliament
President.
The next item is the report
) by Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the Communication from the Commission 'Towards a United Nations legally-binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities' (COM(2003) 16
 – 2003/2100(INI)).
I am very pleased to open the sitting this evening in the European Year of People with Disabilities, which we are working our way through. I underline, along with my colleagues in Parliament and the Commission, the importance we attach to this mission.

