Theme of the day of 7 September 2006

Family and Protection of Childhood

The Intergroup on "Family and Protection of Childhood" of the European Parliament convened under the chairmanship of MEP Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, Greece), to discuss the recent Communication of the Commission on "an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child" on 6 September.

The Vice-President of the European Commission and competent Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, Mr Franco Frattini, was the keynote speaker at this event which gathered a large number of MEPs, representatives of the Council of Europe, the Economic and Social Committee, UNICEF and family NGOs. The Commissioner presented the latest developments generated by the Communication and the objectives of the Commission in the field of the rights of the child.


Press release

07/09/2006:

Meeting of the Intergroup on Family and Protection of Childhood: Presentation of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child by the Vice-President of the Commission, Franco Frattini. Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou MEP

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