A cross-European & philanthropic partnership has announced new funding that will move the eradication of polio – one of the world’s deadliest diseases affecting children – a step closerRead more
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
The European Commission has outlined a proposal to reduce air pollution from new motor vehicles sold in the EU to meet the European Green Deal’s zero-pollution ambition.Read more
Making Connections is the theme for the forthcoming Child in the City World Conference – and it’s a topic which resonates on many levels. One of these is the world of digital technology and how...Read more
Researchers, policymakers and industry should involve children and their caregivers when designing new policies and initiatives dealing with artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies.
That’s the overriding recommendation of a report by the European Commission on Artificial...Read more
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
Young people must be ‘meaningfully engaged’ in the decision-making processes of cities’ sustainable mobility initiatives to help them fully achieve their goals.Read more
Online video-sharing platform TikTok has been given one month by the European Commission to respond to claims it has failed to protect children from aggressive advertising.Read more
Regional and city policies, ranging from family housing to climate action, will be the focus of one of Europe’s biggest annual forums over the coming weeks.Read more
Antwerp, Lyon and Utrecht are among 44 cities that have joined together to invest over (€)14.2 billion Euros in vital ‘social measures’, including housing and childcare.Read more
European Union leaders have been told they must initiate a rescue plan now to help pull vulnerable children out of poverty.
The call has come from hundreds of organisations and individuals acting under the umbrella of...Read more
Portugal and Finland have together taken in a further 49 unaccompanied migrant children from Greece as part of a European Commission and United Nations partner agencies’ relocation scheme.Read more
