Eurochild puts forward alternative Country-Specific Recommendations for 2014
The 2013 Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) have shown some improvements from a child poverty and well-being perspective compared to 2012. However, in most CSRs the attention given to tackling child poverty and social exclusion still falls far short of embedding the European Commission Recommendation on Investing in Children – Breaking the cycle of Disadvantage at the heart of the Europe 2020 process.
This is a finding from the recently published Assessment Report of the Country-Specific Recommendations. The report is based on active contributions from Eurochild member organisations and partners looking at the implementation of 2013 CSRs and putting forward alternative proposals for 2014 CSRs. The latter specifically aim to influence the European Commission’s upcoming reactions to Member States’ reforms.
Key messages include a call for more child specific recommendations, targets and indicators as well as a more balanced approach between economic and social dimensions of the CSRs, to be able to achieve the Europe 2020 goal of reducing poverty and social exclusion by 20 million by 2020 and to better respond to the needs of children and their families across the EU.
