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EU Alliance for Investing in Children reaction to the 2026 Social Package with focus on the Communication “Breaking the Cycle of Child Poverty – Strengthening the European Child Guarantee” (ECG) Introduction The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of its INI Report on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy, which places the protection of children and the fight against child poverty where it belongs: at the

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Parliament’s EMPL Committee vote in favour of a clear and ambitious commitment to finance the European Child Guarantee in its INI Report on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. This is a significant

Joint letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; António Costa, President of the European Council. Dear Presidents, As you shape the next Multiannual Financial Framework, we urge you to

Recommendations from the EU Alliance for Investing in Children on the European Child Guarantee, EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, and MFF. Child poverty remains a deep and persistent crisis across Europe, affecting millions of children in every EU country. Growing up in

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children strongly opposes the position taken by the European Parliament in its vote on the Report on the European Social Fund Plus post-2027. Despite its longstanding commitment to tackling child poverty, the European Parliament failed to include

Child poverty is a pan-European crisis that concerns all EU countries. 20 million children in the EU live at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Newly elected MEPs can make a decisive impact by strengthening the Child Guarantee. The Alliance

Recommendations for advancing the implementation of the European Child Guarantee. 1. Beyond statistics: understanding the impact of child poverty in the EU Addressing Child Poverty in the EU Child poverty in the EU is an ongoing and urgent crisis affecting

Statement presented at the ‘Investing in an inclusive and fair future for Europe. European Child Guarantee: from engagement to reality’ conference organised by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union on the 2nd of May. In the last decade, the

On the 20th of June, the Child Guarantee National Coordinators will gather in Brussels to discuss the implementation of the European Child Guarantee. With this statement, the EU Alliance for Investing in Children (Alliance) aims to analyse the latest development

Recommendations for the 2023 Porto Social Forum On the 27th of May, EU and national leaders will gather in Porto to discuss the role of social policies in shaping the European project. With this statement, the EU Alliance for Investing

EU Alliance for Investing in Children’s reaction to the adoption of the Council Recommendations on the revision of the Barcelona Targets The EU Alliance for Investing in Children (Alliance) brings together over 30 European networks representing millions of children, families,

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children (Alliance) welcomes the European Care Strategy (Strategy) as a key framework to address the needs of children, their families, and carers. In particular, the strategy aims to ensure available, quality, affordable and accessible

The 24th of March 2022 marks the first anniversary of the European Commission’s proposal to set up a European Child Guarantee. The proposal signed a landmark step forward in the legislative process that culminated with the Council’s unanimous adoption of

On the 14th of June 2021, EU Member States took a historic decision by unanimously adopting the Council Recommendation establishing the European Child Guarantee. By calling on EU Member States to guarantee access to basic rights and services for children

Today is a historic day for the protection of the rights of children growing up in poverty and social exclusion in the European Union. After years of negotiations, evidence-based advocacy, and hard work, the EU Alliance for Investing in Children

Even before the pandemic, approximately 1 in 4 children were growing up at risk of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union (EU). The EU institutions have already taken significant steps towards tackling this issue, notably through the recently

On 24 March, the European Commission launched its proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee[1]. As identified in the European Commission’s proposal and press release, 18 million children or 22,2% of children in the EU were growing up

On Thursday, 4 March, the European Commission presented the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights[1]. The EU Alliance for Investing in Children is convinced that a strong Social Europe needs to start by investing in its children.

A milestone in EU budget talks, Thursday 28 January 2021 also marked a historical day for children’s rights in the EU[1]. The EU’s co-legislators reached an agreement on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) which for the first time, includes

On 11 December, the Presidency Trio of Portugal, Slovenia and Germany published a Joint Declaration on overcoming child and family poverty and social exclusion. The document is co-signed by the Ministers of the EPSCO Council and represents a crucial step forward

Introduction Child poverty is unacceptable. When the European Pillar of Social Rights was proclaimed in 2017, 24,9% of children in the EU were children growing up at risk of poverty or social exclusion[1].  That is 1 in 4 children[2], in

On 19 August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee. The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the commitment and progress of the European Commission towards the development of the Child Guarantee.

Dear President Sassoli, Dear Members of European Parliament, We are writing to you on behalf of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children (1) to ask for your support in ensuring there is adequate EU budget allocation to the fight

Dear Ms Bertulessi, Dear Ms Ivankovic-Knezevic, Dear Ms Paraskevas, On behalf of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children we would like to thank you for joining us for an online meeting on 24 June. Your presence and input were

Introduction In 2018, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 110 million Europeans at risk of poverty, of whom 23 million were children. The European Union as well as the entire world are on the verge of a new economic

Introduction As COVID19 continues to spread across Europe, it is bringing havoc and devastation to people’s lives, exposing weaknesses of European healthcare systems, and intensifying social inequalities. Although children are considered as a low-risk group, they will be hit hard

March 2020 This is a historic turning point to ensure that child poverty is eliminated across the EU. The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the prioritisation for a European Child Guarantee from the European Commission, European Parliament and

17 February 2020 Today, 23 million children grow up at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. At particularly higher risk of social exclusion, are children in vulnerable situations and disadvantaged groups such as Roma children, children in

Child poverty in the European Union today In 2019, 1 in 4 children  in the European Union are still being failed, despite the EU being one of the most prosperous regions in the world. Child poverty and social exclusion can

Roundtable on the role of the MFF 2021-2027 in fighting child poverty and social exclusion in Europe Poverty severely impact children’s health and their ability to develop their talents and capabilities, to establish relationships, and to learn. Poverty is carried

Recommendations for the ESF+ and the Common Provision Regulations Progress on reducing child poverty across Europe remains extremely limited as demonstrated by the fact that the poverty reduction target of the Europe 2020 Strategy has seen the least progress compared

Side Event at the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth, 27 April 2018 On  27  April  2018,  the  EU  Alliance  for  Investing  in  Children  hosted  a  side  event at  the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth addressing “the  EU  added-value  of  investing

More than 20 organisations within the EU Alliance for Investing in Children and the Child Rights Action Group (CRAG) urge the EU institutions and its Member States to invest in children and develop a future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) that

  This week the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the EU will sign the inter-institutional proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in Gothenburg,(1) which reiterates commitments to promote social inclusion and the rights of the child.(2)

Many of the partner organisations of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children responded to the Staff Working Document taking stock of the implementation of the 2013 Recommendation on Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage. Analysing the European Commission’s

Investing in children makes sense – morally, economically, socially and politically. It is key to overcoming social, economic and health inequalities, and to reaching the Europe 2020 anti-poverty headline target by contributing to present and future social and economic development.