Press Release: ‘The European Union and the Rights of the Child’: the Commission invites to Brussels the winners of a competition aimed at all young people in the EU

'The European Union and the Rights of the Child' is the name of a competition launched on 30 March 2006 by Franco Frattini, Commission Vice-President responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security. European children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18 were asked to create a poster on children’s rights in the EU. The competition sought to increase awareness among Europe’s younger citizens about EU action in this field.

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European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/647: 'The European Union and the Rights of the Child': the Commission reveals the identities of the winning teams in a competition aimed at all young people in the EU, 18.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/647&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/06/310: The European union and the rights of the child, 18.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/310&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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