Child rights boosted by new European proposals around parenthood
The European Commission has adopted an important new proposal for protecting children’s rights, by bringing greater clarity on rules across the EU around parenthood.Read more
Technology and children’s rights in the spotlight as EU delegation visits UAE
A European delegation, including members of the European Parliament and a group of children and teenagers, has seen first-hand the work being done in the United Arab Emirates to make it a child-friendly environment.Read more
New EU social funding for child poverty in The Netherlands
The European Union (EU) is providing new investment to help tackle child poverty in The Netherlands as part of its ‘regional funding’ process.Read more
EU conference: ‘Child and youth participation for Europe’
A Council of Europe & European Union-led conference is focusing on the right of children to be heard and have their opinions taken seriously. Child and youth participation for Europe began in the Irish city of...Read more
EU: A new strategy to protect and empower children in the online world
The European Commission has adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), aimed at improving age-appropriate digital services and ensuring all children are protected, empowered and respected online.Read more
EU Mobility Week Awards reward cities’ road safety measures around schools
Cities’ innovative ideas to make the roads safer for children and young people are once again recognised in the latest European mobility awards.Read more
Eurochild issues new recommendations for countries’ child poverty plans
EuroChild has new recommendations to help countries focus their action plans for the European Child Guarantee – aimed at fighting child poverty and social exclusionRead more
EU Sustainable Mobility Awards showcase child-friendly policies
Creating safer paths for youngsters walking to school and involving children more in city cycling tours are among the nominees in the latest annual European Union sustainable mobility awards.Read more
Giving young people the power to beat obesity
Want to end obesity among teenagers? Then listening to their solutions is an important first step, says an international team of researchers working with young people to design new policies.Read moreEU: 2022 will officially be the European Year of Youth
The European Union is calling on its younger citizens to ‘regain control’ of their lives once the worst of the pandemic is over.Read more
Child poverty: Countries backing European Child Guarantee
A taskforce of some of the EU’s most prominent child rights organisations has thrown its weight behind the European Child Guarantee, aimed at making sure impoverished children have access to the most basic human rights.Read more
Hundreds of migrant children ‘face abuse at European borders’
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are facing violence and abuse as they travel across EU borders, and being illegally rejected from entering some countries, says the Save the Children charity. The children move on foot, hide under...Read more
Time for school: UNICEF & the European Union ring the bell
With 897 million school children around the world affected by disruptions to their education, senior officials from UNICEF and the European Union reiterated their support to ensure the right to education for all.Read more
Council of Europe: EU states must ‘intensify their efforts to protect children’s privacy in the COVID-era digital world’
EU countries have been told they must improve safeguarding measures in processing personal data of children, notably that which is health-related and also collected in education settings.Read more