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NSPCC Public Policy in the European Union

Ending cruelty to children - the European dimension

 

Protecting children from sexual abuse in Europe

Our report calls for closer cooperation between EU countries to help keep children safe from known sex offenders.

 

Online images of abuse, trafficking of under-18s and sex offenders crossing borders to work with children are just some of today's challenges which individual governments cannot address alone.

Working with other countries in the European Union (EU) and beyond is essential to find common solutions and take positive action to improve children's lives.

The NSPCC wants the EU to do everything it can to protect and end cruelty to children, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This means putting the interests of children at the heart of its activities, and listening to what children say.

Over 10 years ago the NSPCC helped found the European Children's Network (EURONET), which brings together children's organisations from all over Europe. Working together, we promote children's rights and policies which protect children, and help give children a voice in European policy making.

Latest news about our European activities

Joint NGO briefing for MEPs on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (PDF, 66KB)
October, 2010

NSPCC response to the European Commission’s consultation on the forthcoming communication on the rights of the child (2011-2014) (PDF, 78KB)
September, 2010

NSPCC position paper on the European Commission Proposal for a European Union Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims (PDF, 99KB)
June, 2010

Download our previous policy briefings and other resources on European children's policy

www.nspcc.org.uk/europe