Comments on EC Return directive
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals [Adobe PDF, 54 Kb]

Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals and Stateless Persons
Save the Children's comments on the proposal for a council directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals and stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection [MS Word, 59 Kb]

Integrating Migration Issues
Comments on Communication - Integrating Migration issues in the European Union’s relations with Third Countries 2003 [MS Word, 27 Kb]

Family Reunification: Letter to the European Parliament
Letter to the European Parliament on family reunification by the Save the Children Europe Group 2003 [MS Word, 32 Kb]

Unaccompanied Minors and Refugee Status
Save the Chidren's recommendations for the minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status, in order to achieve a fairer determination of children's claims [MS Word, 34 Kb]

Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents
Save the Children’s response to the Green Paper 2002 [MS Word, 62 Kb]

Save the Children's Comments on Proposals for Examining Asylum Applications
Comments on Proposal for a Council Regulation on Establishing the Criteria and Mechanisms for Determining the Member State Responsible for Examining an Asylum Application [MS Word, 29 Kb]

Common Standards on Asylum Procedures
Save the Children's response to the Commission's consultation document 'Towards Common Standards on Asylum Procedures' in particular as it affects children. [MS Word, 70 Kb]

Separated Children in Europe: Policies and Practices in European Union Member States: a Comparative Analysis

Separated Children and EU Asylum and Immigration Policy 2003

Children's Rights

External Information on SC Research Project: Assessing the UNCRC general measures of implementation in Europe

Submission in the JLS Consultation
December 2008 [Adobe PDF, 75 Kb]

Draft Proposal for the EU Child Rights Strategy

November 2008 [Adobe PDF, 197 Kb]

Comments on the Annual Communication on Human Rights
Save the Children's comments on the European Commission's Annual Communication on Human Rights [MS Word, 57 Kb]

Children's Rights in the EU: A Call for Action
Recommendations about how to ensure that the rights of the child are included in all appropriate areas of EU policy, legislation and action programmes. [MS Word, 1190 Kb]

Children are European Citizens Too: Children in the EU Treaty
Euronet believes to achieve a Europe which is close to its youngest citizens, legal recognition in the Treaty is necessary. The UN Child Rights Convention should be taken as a basis for EU policies affecting children. [MS Word, 97 Kb]

Exploitation and Abuse

Joint LIBE letter 26 March FINAL

March 2010 [Adobe PDF, 142Kb]

Joint Blocking Briefing 26 March FINAL

March 2010 [Adobe PDF, 164Kb]

EU legislation_Child sexual Abuse_NGO Press Release

March 2010 [Adobe PDF, 30.8Kb]

NGO Letter to Commissioner Malmström and Vice-President Reding regarding EU legislation to combat child sexual abuse, exploitation and child abuse images

Joint Letter on the Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on Combating the Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography

April 2009 [Adobe PDF, 86.9 kb]

SC Report on EU Framework Decision

February 2009 [Adobe PDF, 298 Kb]

Joint Statement on the Revision of EU Legislation on child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and trafficking

November 2008 [Adobe PDF, 24 Kb]

Comments on the Revision of Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation

October 2008 [Adobe PDF, 316 Kb]

18 October 2007 NGO Statement

NGO Statement Presented at the first EU Anti-Trafficking Day - 18 October 2007

SC Submissions on Draft EU Recommendation on Victim Identification and Assistance, 18 October 2007

Save the Children Submissions on Key Components of EU Recommendations to Enhance National coordinating Mechanisms for Early Identification, Assistance and Protection of the Rights of Victims of Trafficking, 27 June 2007

Children Speak Out

Trafficking Risk and Resilience in Southeast Europe.
Southeast Europe Regional Report , July 2007

Visible Evidence - Forgotten Children, Launch Report
The need for a child protection and childrens' rights focus in identifying children who have been sexually abused for the production of child abuse images.

Victim Identification launch report 2006 [Adobe PDF, 203 Kb]

Visible Evidence – Forgotten Children
"Visible Evidence – Forgotten Children” reveals serious gaps in the protection of sexually abused children whose abuse has been filmed or photographed and distributed over the Internet. (October 2006) [Adobe PDF, 256 Kb]

Child Pornography on the Internet: legislation, policies and practices in six selected countries
Save the Children submission to Special Rapporteur on child pornography on the Internet [Adobe PDF, 209 Kb]

Action Against Trafficking Human Beings
Save the Children's comments on the Draft Convention of the Council of Europe on action against trafficking in human beings [MS Word, 99 Kb]

Promoting the Best Interests of the Trafficked Child
Framework for co-operation between social welfare, immigration, police, judicial authorities and NGOs May 2004 [MS Word, 35 Kb]

Child Pornography & Internet-related Sexual Exploitation
An overview of the problem of child sexual abuse in relation to the Internet from a children's rights perspective. Includes recommendations about how to combat child pornography. [Adobe PDF, 201 Kb]

Safer Internet Plus Action Plan
Letter to the Commission with Save the Children's comments on the Safer Internet Plus Action Plan 2004 [MS Word, 31 Kb]

Permits for Victims of Trafficking
Save the Children's comments on a proposal for the short-term residence permits issued to victims of action to facilitate illegal immigration or trafficking in human beings who co-operate with the competent authorities [MS Word, 35 Kb]

Establishing Phase II of the Daphne Programme
Save the Children's comments on the EC Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on establishing a second phase of the Daphneprogramme 2004-2008 (April 2003) [MS Word, 56 Kb]

Child Trafficking in Albania

The report studies of trafficking of under 18 year-olds (both of girls and boys) of the country. The report has been undertaken by Save the Children, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). For more information, please contact Peter Wood

Final Report on Child Trafficking in Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, Romania, Spain and United Kingdom

Child Abuse and Adult Justice

Development and Humanitarian Assistance

We don't do childhood poverty - we do large roads!" The EU, The Millenium Development Goals and Children.pdf
Using a child focused approach, Save the Children analyses the European Union’s efforts to realise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this report, Save the Children, makes key recommendations on achieving the MDGs at EU level, including a series of “quick wins”. (April 2005) [Adobe PDF]

"We don't do childhood poverty - we do large roads!" The EU, the MDGs and Children: Summary report
Summary of Save the Children's report on the European Union’s efforts to realise the Millennium Development Goals. (April 2005) [Adobe PDF, 125 Kb]

DPS 2000 Revision and Children Statement
Save the Children Statement on children’s rights and the revision of the EC Development Policy Statement taking place in 2005 [Adobe PDF, 39 Kb]

Invisible Children? - Launch Report
The report summarises the proceedings of the launch of Invisible Children? Towards integration of Children's Rights in EU and Member States' Developement Cooperation Policies held in Brussels on 23 January 2003 [Adobe PDF, 359 Kb]

Briefing on children's rights in EU External Relations policy
Briefing Paper on children’s rights and EU external action, with specific focus on the European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights [MS Word, 71 Kb]

Making Children Visible in EU Development Co-operation Policy
Following up on the conclusions and recommendations of the Save the Children Report "Invisible Children", this document suggests a child rights approach to EC Development Co-operation including its commitments on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals. (July 2004) [Adobe PDF, 343 Kb]

Invisible Children? Towards Integration of Children’s Rights in EU and Member States’ Development Co-operation Policies.
This report contributes to the awareness in the EU and member states that the special needs and rights of the child must have specific recognition and resourcing in development policies. (2002) [Adobe PDF, 425 Kb]

Save the Children comments on EIDHR Programming 2005-2006
Save the Children's comments on the EU External Relations EIDHR PROGRAMMING 2005-2006 [MS Word, 58 Kb]

Inclusive and effective Poverty reduction: the case for targeting all age groups in EU development
Inclusive approaches to poverty reduction [Adobe PDF, 196 Kb]
Save the Children Europe Group and Help Age

Comments on New ALA Regulation
Save the Children comments on the revision of the ALA regulation. It is an opportunity for the Commission to reinforce its commitments to education for children (with priorities for primary education and access for girls); children and health; children an [MS Word, 28 Kb]

Other

Manifesto on Human Rights for the new European Parliament
November 2008 [Adobe PDF, 37 Kb]

Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Save the Children’s response to the EU Green Paper. Includes examples of articles of the Child Rights Convention relevant to a CSR framework and makes specific proposals about how the EU should pursue a strategy on CSR in the medium term. [MS Word, 61 Kb]

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