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19/01/2024
The European Child Guarantee has a new framework to better monitor children's access to education, healthcare and housing conditions
The European Child Guarantee, the first EU-level policy addressing childhood challenges and exclusion, has a new monitoring framework. This will be a helpful tool to examine the access of children to early childhood education, regular school-based activities, nutrition at school, healthcare, and adequate housing.
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07/12/2023
How can we involve disadvantaged children in public decision-making?
European Commission met the participants of “Reaching In” project, funded by Eurochild, to discuss how to increase the impact that marginalised children have on public decision-making.
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03/11/2023
Spanish Council Presidency meeting of the European Child Guarantee Coordinators
Child Guarantee Coordinators have met in Valencia, on 3 November, to discuss their experiences in implementation of actions under the European Child Guarantee.
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20/09/2023
New report published: Access for children in need to European Child Guarantee key services
The report examines the extent to which the six key services covered by the European Child Guarantee are readily available and accessible as well as free or affordable to children in low-income households across the EU.
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28/06/2023
Interparliamentary Committee discuss the European Child Guarantee
Representatives of the national parliaments discussed the state of play of the European Child Guarantee and best practices related to it. They met on 28 June 2023, during an Interparliamentary meeting at the European Parliament to commemorate the two-year milestone of the European Child Guarantee.
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20/06/2023
2nd Anniversary meeting of national Child Guaantee Coordinators in Brussels
To mark the second anniversary of adoption of the European Child Guarantee recommendation, a meeting was held in Brussels on 20 June 2023. The meeting aimed at discussing the implementation in Member States of the different actions of the Child Guarantee.
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23/05/2023
European Child Guarantee Meeting in Dublin
The 10th meeting of the Child Guarantee Coordinators took place in Dublin to discuss governance and monitoring of the European Child Guarantee.
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14/06/2022
1st Anniversary meeting of national Child Guarantee Coordinators in Brussels
To celebrate the first anniversary of the European Child Guarantee recommendation, a meeting was held in Brussels on 14 June 2022. The meeting focused on the implementation of action plans and on the situation of children refugees from Ukraine.
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14/06/2021
Council adopts European Child Guarantee
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) has adopted the Commission proposal on establishing a European Child Guarantee.
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24/03/2021
Commission proposes action to uphold child rights and support children in need
The Commission has today adopted the first comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, as well as a proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee, to promote equal opportunities for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion.