The European Child Guarantee (GIE) is a Recommendation of the Council of the European Union (Recommendation (EU) 2021/1004 of the Council of 14 June 2021 establishing a European Child Guarantee) approved on 14 June 2021 unanimously by the Member States, aimed at preventing and combating child poverty, breaking its cycle of intergenerational transmission and promoting equal opportunities by ensuring children and adolescents at risk of poverty or social exclusion, effective and free access to a set of basic services: education and childcare, healthcare, education and extracurricular activities, adequate housing, at least one healthy meal per school day, healthy nutrition.
The European Child Guarantee in Spain
It is developed through the State Action Plan for the implementation of the European Child Guarantee (2022-2030) approved on 5 July 2022.
Our vision of the European Child Guarantee is that…
All girls, boys and adolescents have the conditions, means, and basic services that allow them to exercise their rights, enjoy well-being, and fully develop as individuals in an equitable environment. They can live in safe environments and develop their capacities and potential within the framework of an equal and inclusive society that guarantees equal rights and opportunities from early childhood.
Our mission of the European Child Guarantee is...
To promote the implementation of measures from the public administration, in close cooperation with civil society and other stakeholders, that guarantee children and adolescents the full enjoyment of their rights equally, prevent and combat social exclusion and child poverty, ensure equal opportunities, avoid discrimination, and foster the active participation of children and adolescents in vulnerable situations in the policies that affect them, breaking the cycle of poverty and social exclusion.
The Directorate-General for Children's and Adolescents' Rights (DGDIA), under the Secretariat of State for Youth and Children of the Ministry of Youth and Children, is responsible for the coordination and supervision of the GIE at the state level.
The governance system of the Plan has a political level (interministerial and sectoral conferences), an operational level (between the General State Administration, Autonomous Communities/Cities and municipalities), and a consultative level (mechanisms for the participation of civil society, children, and adolescents).
- Biennial reports of the progress of the implementation of the GIE
- Exchange days of good practices of the European Child Guarantee (GIE)
- Friendly version of PAEGIE
- Documentation of interest
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