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
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on the Child Guarantee for the wellbeing of all children across the EU
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
Why the Child Guarantee Council Recommendation is best launched in 2020
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
A Call for Action to European Union Member States for an Investing in Children Council Recommendation
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