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26-05-2021 14:15
Workshop on Mainstreaming children's rights in the EU legislation

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Children raising hand. Classroom environment.
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On 26 May 2021, the Policy Department for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs organised a workshop on "Mainstreaming children's rights in the EU legislation under the Better Regulation Agenda" for the JURI Committee, in the presence of the EP Coordinator for Children's Rights, Ms Ewa Kopacz.

The aim of the workshop was to explore the possibility to embed in the existing rules and guidelines of impact assessment for new and reviewed legislative proposals, a "child rights" test. As all EU legislation may influence directly or indirectly the lives and wellbeing of our youngest citizens, such a tool could help lawmakers to identify and ensure measures that will promote and protect the rights of the child as guaranteed by EU and International law. The workshop also examined how children's right to participate in the EU decision-making process can be put in practice. Against this background, the work of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children in the field of child rights impact assessment (CRIA) was presented, together with a national case study. Experts from the European Commission were present as well to outline the current elements of the better regulation agenda that include child rights perspective in EU legislation.