EU rules are curbing people’s freedoms and crushing their dreams

Question for written answer E-002594/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Charlie Weimers (ECR), Beatrice Timgren (ECR), Dick Erixon (ECR) Subject: EU rules are curbing people’s freedoms and crushing their dreams In an open letter, Camilla describes how the EU requirements regarding daily rest periods are clashing with a Swedish law (‘the LSS’) designed to ensure that people with disabilities are offered support and services. 1 The aim of the LSS is to make sure that people with disabilities can live as dignified and independent a life as possible. Camilla lives in accommodation provided under the LSS and, as a result, the EU rules are having a negative impact on her. If she needs to travel, she can’t get an assistant to accompany her, especially if an overnight stay is required. The Commission’s reinterpretation of the EU rules is having an adverse impact on many Swedes. Camilla describes how the EU has taken away her freedom to go on longer trips, and in her new circumstances she feels like she’s ‘in a cage’. It’s become more difficult to do what she’s always dreamt of doing. Camilla says that the world that people with disabilities live in getting smaller and smaller, and because of the EU, they are becoming even more isolated and faring worse. The staff at Camilla’s accommodation and other people working as LSS assistants share her concerns. Camilla says they think the EU rules are hampering their flexibility and their ability to brighten up people’s daily...