1. Children
URBAN AGENDA for the EU

2. Why?

3. Pact of Amsterdam (May 2016)
Starting point of the Urban Agenda
12 challenges for12 partnerships
« Multi-level »
Objective: develop 12 Action Plans

4. 12 PARTNERSHIPS

5. Commission and other EU institutions
Multi-level
European
Commission and other EU institutions
National
Member states
Sub-national
Regions
Local
Cities

6. The interests of cities are central
ACTION PLAN
 Recommandations for
Better regulation
Better financing
Better knowledge
The interests of cities are central

7. Partnership on URBAN POVERTY
Active since Jan 2016
Members:
MS: Belgium & France (Coordination), Germany, Spain, Greece
Cities: Lille (FR), Kortrijk (BE), Birmingham (UK), Łódz (PL), Timisoara (RO),Daugavpils (LV), Keratsini (GR);
Regions : Brussels-Capital Region (BE), Ile-de-France (FR);
Organisations; URBACT, EAPN, UN Habitat, FEANTSA and Eurochild
European Commission : DG REGIO, DG EMPL
Pilot partnership

8. Partnership *Urban Poverty*
The fight against child poverty
Regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods
Priority n°1
Partnership *Urban Poverty*
Priority n°2

9. Why do we need to fight child poverty?
Fighting child poverty is fighting for their rights
Fighting child poverty is fighting poverty
Investing in children is smart
The return on investment is higher than investing in adults
It’s a long term investment that will benefit Europe society and economy
Investing in children is inclusive
There are still great inequalities between children within and between MS
We need to close the gap

10. How do we fight child poverty? (1)
Target (+ sub-targets)
Realistic and measurable
Monitoring of progress (European Semester? CSRs?)
Commitment from EU Member states:
Towards structural reforms
A binding legislative text
Funds
National funds in line with commitment + EU top-up (use of ESF? Other funds? Dedicated fund?)
Action!
National (multi-level) plans to fight child poverty

11. How do we fight child poverty? (2)
Some principles that need to be respected:
Integrated approach: IT’S NOT area-based solutions VERSUS people- based solutions. We have to find a way (ways) to make them converge
Multi-level: all levels of governance should be implicated and cities should be key partners  they make a real difference! This also means they should access funds adequately.
Cross-sectoral: health, education, housing, social, etc.

12. How do we fight child poverty? (3)
Conclusion :
We need a Child Guarantee
Spread the word!

13. Urban Agenda for the EU website
More information?
Urban Agenda for the EU website
PPS SI website