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Where are the children in the EU’s Long-term Budget?
This week, the EU promised a budget that ‘’protects, empowers and defends’’, but who is being protected, empowered and defended in the current proposal? Europe’s children, along with their...
Is it ever ok to coerce six-year olds to get their fingerprints?
This week EU Institutions will discuss proposals to use coercion to obtain fingerprints from children as young as six....
What Does Juncker’s Social Pillar mean for children?
“If we want to avoid social fragmentation and social dumping in Europe, then Member States should agree on the European Pillar of Social Rights as soon as possible and at the latest at the...
What are the main issues for children?
Save the Children interviewed participants at the European Development Days in Brussels and asked them what they thought the main issues facing children were. This is a compilation of their replies
What was your favourite game as a child?
Save the Children interviewed participants at the European Development Days in Brussels and asked them what their favourite game was when they were growing up. This is a compilation of their replies
What should the EU do for children?
Save the Children interviewed participants at the European Development Days in Brussels and asked them what they thought the EU should do for children. This is a compilation of their replies
What impact has the Every Last Child campaign had in 2016?
In April 2016 we launched our Every Last Child campaign in over 70 countries. In the past year, we have seen incredible successes, progress and outcomes at national, regional and international...
The EU must move from words to action to keep its promises to children
Investing in children today is key for the European Union to ensure impact of its policies, both within and outside Europe, over the long-term....
We are doing a EU Health Cheque... see the results
A new report from Save the Children, titled EU Health Cheque, urges an increase in the priority afforded to health in development assistance. It outlines why and how support for health for middle...
Report: Unequal Portions
Good nutrition – a healthy, balanced, adequate diet – is a matter of life or death. And the difference between surviving or thriving. It is essential for a healthy immune system, to protect against...
Gianni Pittella MEP on #EveryLastChild's campaign
Gianni Pittella calls on the EU to dedicate attention and financial support to the education of boys and girls, particularly of those children living in conflict-affected areas, ahead of the launch...
EU Commissioner Thyssen: “No child should be left behind...
“The campaign #EveryLastChild is about making sure that each and every child can fulfil his or her potential”, says Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills...
Jean Lambert MEP on child poverty in Europe
“In terms of reaching #EveryLastChild, we have to tackle poverty, we have to tackle lack of opportunity”, says Jean Lambert MEP in relation to the launch of the latest Save the Children campaign in...
Nathalie Griesbeck MEP on #EveryLastChild
Nathalie Griesbeck MEP talks about Save the Children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, and the relevance of her campaign for children rights today in Europe.
Linda McAvan MEP on the importance of education for refugee ...
"Leaving no child behind should be essential to what with do in the next 15 years", says Linda McAvan MEP ahead of the launch of Save the Children's campaign #EveryLastChild in Brussels.
Commissioner Stylianides supports #EveryLastChild campaign
Growing up as a child in Cyprus during conflict, Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, was aware of the needs of children affected by conflict. In this...
What links 1919 German starving children with today’s chil...
Both are beneficiaries of the Save the Children’s work to reach the most vulnerable children suffering from conflict, even where there is opposition to such solidarity. This short video tells that...
