Speech: ‘Realising the rights of every child – moving forward with the EU’

Text of a speech by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, Justice Commissioner at the launch of the UNICEF and Eurochild publication on children's rights: 'Realising the rights of every child everywhere: moving forward with the EU', Brussels, 12 February 2014.

The publication contains reflections on the current and future role of the EU in protecting and promoting children’s rights across internal and external policy and action.

Eurochild and UNICEF: Report: Realising the rights of every child everywhere: moving forward with the EU http://www.eurochild.org/fileadmin/ThematicPriorities/ChildrensRights/Eurochild/Eurochild_UNICEF_ChildRightsEU_Feb2014_web_tbr.pdf

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