Children in Scotland, Children in Wales, Children in Northern Ireland and Children England have, since 2013, led the UK Alliance for Investing in Children, urging both the UK government and the devolved governments to implement the 2013 European Commission recommendation
The 2013 European Commission Recommendation “Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage” presented a comprehensive policy approach to child poverty and well-being. A new Implementation Handbook by Eurochild and its partners in the Alliance of Investing in Children, shows
24 partner networks have actively participated in the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, coordinated by Eurochild. We joined forces throughout 2014 to release common statements in advance of both EPSCO Council meetings, on the Annual Growth Survey and the
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children has prepared an Advocacy Toolkit which will support the advocacy work of networks and organisations on tackling and preventing child poverty and promoting child well-being at national and sub-national level. This toolkit aims
Statement of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children on the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy In February 2013 the European Commission adopted the Recommendation Investing in Children – Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage, which called for concerted
The situation of children in Europe has been and remains a huge concern. It has been demonstrated that investing in children during early years development has a potential to prevent the intergenerational transmission of poverty. The adoption of the EC
Press Statement of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children ahead of the adoption of the Annual Growth Survey 2015 by the European Commission. Children’s rights and well-being must be made an explicit priority in the upcoming Annual Growth Survey
At a time when more than 3.5 million children in the UK face poverty and social exclusion, the UK Alliance for Investing In Children is pushing for full implementation of the European Commission Recommendation “Investing in Children – Breaking the
The UK Alliance for Investing in Children welcomed European Commission’s Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) for the United Kingdom published on 2 June. In its statement, the UK Alliance declares that the EU has identified a number of key priorities, which
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children will be drafting an implementation handbook to promote effective implementation of the European Commission’s Recommendation on Investing in Children and push for an integrated approach to tackling child poverty and promoting inclusion. We
On 30 May the Spanish Alliance for Investing in Children met in a workshop to prepare an Advocacy Strategy to reinforce public policies fighting child poverty and implementing the EC Recommendation Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of Disadvantage. The
The Greek Ombudsman with the collaboration and contribution of the European Commission and Eurochild, is organising a meeting entitled “Investing in Children: A challenge and a task for Europe of the 21st century” on Friday 9th, May 2014in Athens (Ministry
This working document presents the results of a mapping exercise carried out in February 2014 to understand the specific expertise of Alliance members related to child poverty and well-being. 17 organisations completed the survey, providing a wealth of information on
On 24 April 2014, Alliance partner Save the Children presented their new European report: Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe – A matter of Children’s Rights Europe’s current economic, financial and social crisis is creating an increase in relative
The final reports from the EU Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion, the synthesis report and the country reports for the 28 Member States on implementing the Commission Recommendation Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage, have been
There are 26,5 million children across the European Union at risk of poverty or social exclusion – half a million more than a year ago – and the economic, financial and social crisis is only putting even more children at
On 21st February, Eurochild hosted the first official meeting of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, a new form of cooperation bringing together 20 European Organisations to promote the full implementation of the Recommendation “Investing in Children – Breaking