Investing in Europe's Children - A Renewed Call for Action
Eurochild’s recommendations for the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF): the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRP Plans) and the European Social Fund (ESF).
The next EU budget cycle (2028–2034) represents a critical opportunity to secure Europe’s social future.
Without clear commitments and sufficient investment in children, the EU risks reversing progress made under the European Child Guarantee and undermining its commitment to eradicate poverty by 2050 and to lift 5 million children out of poverty by 2030.
The Union has committed, through the European Pillar of Social Rights and the 2025 State of the Union Address (SOTEU), to eradicate poverty by 2050 and to lift 5 million children out of poverty by 2030.
Yet, the current draft of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) risks repeating old patterns: while the recitals include some positive commitments, these are not matched by binding obligations or adequate financial allocations in the articles.
