Over the past two years, hundreds of thousands of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families. While EU and Member State legislation provide a solid framework for protection, the recent surge in arrivals has put national systems under high pressure and exposed gaps and shortcomings.

This is why the Commission today is setting out a series of actions to reinforce the protection of all migrant children at all stages of the process.

For more information:

• Press release
• MEMO
• Factsheet – Actions for the protection of children in migration
• Communication: The protection of children in migration
• Commission Staff Working Document – Implementing the Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010-2014) 
• Children in migration