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A new EU development approach: what does it mean for children?
The foreign affairs council adopted their conclusions on “Increasing the impact of EU development policy: an Agenda for Change” at their meeting in Brussels on 14 May, agreeing a new approach to development policy, an “update” to the EU Development Consensus in the context of the economic crisis and climate change. What are the implications of this new approach on children?
Continue Reading —›Quality control: Poverty eradication and quality education
In an article in the Parliament Magazine, Karen Schroh, head of the Plan EU Office, and Carol Bellamy, chair of the Global Partnership for Education, argue that the EU must put child rights and gender equality at the heart of its future development policy and funding
Continue Reading —›The ‘Because I am a Girl’ Online Card Game celebrates its first Champion!
“Because I am Girl I am courageous, strong, confident and smart. I’m a light of hope in this world. I am valuable”. With this slogan, a German participant of the cross-Europe‘Because I am a Girl’ (BIAAG) Online Card Game competition won the first prize, a Viewsonic V-pad.
Continue Reading —›Letter to the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs
A group of development CSOs joined forces and wrote a letter to the European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs in regards to making global health a priority in European Union development policy and funding proposals for 2012 and beyond.
Continue Reading —›EU and UN Women form a new partnership to enhance global gender equality
A new partnership agreement was signed in Brussels on 16 April 2012 between EU and UN Women, aimed at strengthening the cooperation between the two organisations in their work on empowering women and gender equality.
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Plan Europe is a regional network within Plan International which links 11 European offices of Plan and our 50 programme countries around the world with the Plan EU Office in Brussels.Plan has the active support of 700,000 individual donors in EU member states through child sponsorship. Plan Europe strives to ensure that the promotion and protection of the rights of the child is a priority for the EU’s external action in policy and practice.
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Plan and the Mayor of San Juan Opico meet up with EU officials in Brussels...
Friday, March 30th, 2012Learning about children’s rights in EU policy making. Plan EU Office together with Eurochild held an informal training for political advisors, MEPs and assistants.
Monday, March 5th, 2012