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  • The Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the Child Guarantee aim to provide better protection to children. The Strategy on the rights of the child focuses on six thematic areas, amongst which socioeconomic inclusion and combatting violence against children. The Child Guarantee aims to fight against child poverty and social exclusion by guaranteeing access to basic rights and services for children in need, amongst which healthcare and education.

    The hearing aims to gather viewpoints on these initiatives, with the participation of organisations and other stakeholders working in the field.

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    2025 Civil Society Week conclusions

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    This study explores effective practices for youth participation in policy and decision-making processes, providing a comprehensive overview of what youth participation means and its key characteristics

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    Approach and priority areas of the Civil Society Organisations' Group for 2023

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    This study is conducted to better understand youngsters' relationship with the EU. The study examines 14- to 18-year-old youngsters' perceptions, and knowledge of the EU as well as their expectations towards the EU, and openness to the European diversity.

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    Executive summary

    This study is conducted to better understand youngsters' relationship with the EU. The study examines 14- to 18-year-old youngsters' perceptions, and knowledge of the EU as well as their expectations towards the EU, and openness to the European diversity.

  • Ensuring health security for future generations within the EU

    In this issue:

    • Members on ways to ensure (mental) health security
    • Guest articles by Lejla Šehić Relić (Centre for European Volunteering), Ian Mostert (Dutch Institute for Nature Education) and Christelle Savall (Young European Federalists)
    • Interview with rapporteur Miguel Ángel Cabra de Luna on how to address loneliness (EESC opinion SOC/813)
    • Information on conference 'The role of civil society organisations in ensuring the health security of children and young people within the EU', jointly organised with the Minister for Civil Society of the Republic of Poland on 15 May in Warsaw
    • Comments on the future of cohesion policy, EU-UK relations, Clean Industrial Deal and Omnibus packages, and the results of COP16
    • Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - April 2025
    • Editorial by EESC President, Christa Schweng
    • Barometer 2021 on participation
    • Time to move forward and build resilience in the disability services sector
    • Guidance documents on improving civil dialogue in the European Semester process
    • Civil society space post-COVID
    • European Citizens' Initiative Forum
    • Prioritising learners' well-being
    • Just Transition Monitor
    • The future of higher education in Europe ...and much more