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)…
Joint statement on the Recommendation on Investing in Children working document
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…
Key messages and suggestions for taking stock of the implementation of the Investing in Children Recommendation
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.…
How the European Commission can make a European Pillar of Social Rights fit for children
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights, and its aspiration to achieve a “social triple-A rating” by re-balancing the EU’s existing prioritisation of financial and economic concerns with…