We have great news about our international CODE project, which works to make the financial sector and banking accessible! We have completed a comprehensive training material, which provides answers to everything related to financial services and banking in five modules. Another great news is that EU legislation of fundamental importance to our project came into force on June 28, 2025. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) aims to ensure that uniform rules apply to the accessibility of online banking services and ATMs in the EU market.

The second personal meeting of our FairCare project was held in Dun Laoghaire, near Dublin, on 25-26 June 2025. During the two-day meeting, important issues were taken forward in the Erasmus+ project on developing self-determined lives in long-term care. A needs assessment of the target group has been done and the development of the training material and the interactive platform has started.

The Association held its Annual General Meeting on 5. June 2025 at the House of Civil Communities in Pécs.

We have won the battle, but not yet the war. It’s encouraging to see that speaking up really does makes sense, because the draft law was taken off the agenda as unexpectedly as it came, the day before the parliamentary vote! Although the vote was postponed, the draft law itself has not been withdrawn. Therefore, in Pécs we will continue. We became for you. We are with you. We stay because of you.

The results of our association are never achieved alone. We continue to believe deeply in partnerships. Pécs has a vibrant civic life, so we are fortunate to have the opportunity to connect with excellent organisations. The European Day of Independent Living on 5 May is very important for our association as it is a core objective of People First. On this occasion we presented certificates of appreciation to our partners.

Being an NGO in Pécs is good! Another great collaboration has been launched in our city, a truly niche initiative of which we are delighted to be a part. Indeed, you can be part of it as a local NGO or local company. active companies and NGOs of Pécs who want to do something for the local community joined forces to work together for local values and the local community. Our first joint project is the development of the " Leave it between us!" campaign, which aims to encourage the people of Pécs to donate 1% of their personal income tax (SZJA) to support local organisations, thus enriching the local community. Read how you can join:

We would like to present to you the next Newsletter of our CODE international project, to keep you informed about the progress of the project. This project aims to promote awareness, awareness of people with disabilities and innovation in the banking sector. Click to read the Newsletter in the post:

The Hungarian Advisory Group consists of 10 members from 7 organisations, to our great pleasure not only from Pécs, but also from Győr and Szeged. Similar advisory teams have been set up in each country, representing the three target groups of the project: people in need of long-term care (in our case, people with disabilities and the elderly), family members-friends-relatives, and institutional staff. Their role will be to give their opinions at every phase of the project, to influence the progress of the project and to put the "Nothing about us without us" principle into practice with their ideas. Now the needs mapping will be tested and commented on.