Improving the social inclusion of children by implementing the European Child Guarantee at local and regional level
SEDEC-VII/045
Improving the social inclusion of children by implementing the European Child Guarantee at local and regional level
Establish a specific programme assisting local authorities and regions with the implementation of the Child Guarantee at local level.
Reinforce the local and regional governance of measures intended to curb the number of minors at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Ensure consistency as regards both the guidelines and priorities applied by local, national and European levels and the various dedicated funds, such as NGEU, FSE+, TSI, React-EU and InvestEU.
Reinforce the local and regional governance of measures intended to curb the number of minors at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Ensure consistency as regards both the guidelines and priorities applied by local, national and European levels and the various dedicated funds, such as NGEU, FSE+, TSI, React-EU and InvestEU.
No impact generated for the moment.
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
- notes with alarm that child poverty is one of the most serious social challenges of our times: children make up around 20% of the population of the EU, with around one in four at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
- calls for a particular focus on policies aimed at supporting families with children and concerted action to ensure that the poverty reduction targets set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights are met;
- stresses the strategic importance of investments in the early years of people’s lives, in order to lay the foundations for the development of healthy individuals and prosperous societies;
- among the measures put in place, refers, in particular, to the European Child Guarantee aimed at ensuring that a greater number of children in need can access basic services as part of a holistic approach to tackling child poverty and social exclusion;
- advocates a multilevel governance model that provides for an increasingly active and decision-making role for local bodies in managing resources and planning effective policies in direct response to children’s needs;
- considers that setting the objective of local bodies creating a minimum package of essential services – guaranteed, universal and free of charge– is the best way to ensure equal opportunities for children resident in Europe;
- the broader dialogue between local authorities, educational institutions, civil society and children’s and youth representatives should be bolstered, to ensure that the voice of children is heard at all stages of decision-making affecting them;
- supports the European Parliament’s proposal for the establishment of a European Children’s Capital, modelled on the European Capital of Culture, with a specific focus on children, their rights, and opportunities for democratic participation.
- notes with alarm that child poverty is one of the most serious social challenges of our times: children make up around 20% of the population of the EU, with around one in four at risk of poverty and social exclusion;
- calls for a particular focus on policies aimed at supporting families with children and concerted action to ensure that the poverty reduction targets set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights are met;
- stresses the strategic importance of investments in the early years of people’s lives, in order to lay the foundations for the development of healthy individuals and prosperous societies;
- among the measures put in place, refers, in particular, to the European Child Guarantee aimed at ensuring that a greater number of children in need can access basic services as part of a holistic approach to tackling child poverty and social exclusion;
- advocates a multilevel governance model that provides for an increasingly active and decision-making role for local bodies in managing resources and planning effective policies in direct response to children’s needs;
- considers that setting the objective of local bodies creating a minimum package of essential services – guaranteed, universal and free of charge– is the best way to ensure equal opportunities for children resident in Europe;
- the broader dialogue between local authorities, educational institutions, civil society and children’s and youth representatives should be bolstered, to ensure that the voice of children is heard at all stages of decision-making affecting them;
- supports the European Parliament’s proposal for the establishment of a European Children’s Capital, modelled on the European Capital of Culture, with a specific focus on children, their rights, and opportunities for democratic participation.
