Justice and Consumers

In the 2021 EU Strategy on the rights of the child, the Commission said it would set up a new EU Network for children’s rights. The network will support the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child. It will also boost the exchange of information, good practices and mutual learning among EU Member States, the Commission and relevant stakeholders working on the rights of the child. The network will be composed of Member State representatives, and will include in some of its activities, other relevant stakeholders. The activities of the network will include, among others, meetings, study and peer visits, research activities and training activities. Interested organisations are invited to notify their interest by filling the application form. The list of interested organisations if valid up to four years from the date of opening of this call for expression of interest. For each of the activities, DG JUST will decide whom to associate, by direct invitation based on information provided in the form, in addition to the Member State representatives.

Next year the call for proposals will focus on the implementation of the first thematic area of the EU Strategy on the rights of the child: participation of children in political and democratic life. We are looking at proposals that will complement what the Commission will propose to happen at the European level with activities at local and national levels. We want to make child participation mechanisms (existing or to be created) stronger.