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Further information
FRA collected data in the following areas:
+ Defining different age groups
- Age of majority
+ Age for marriage and sexual consent
- Marriage with consent of a public authority and/or public figure
- Consent for sexual activity with an adult
+ Children and citizenship
- Applying for birth registration
- Applying for an identity card
- Applying for a passport
- Applying for citizenship
- Renouncing citizenship
+ Age for political participation
- Children's right to vote
- Standing as candidates
- Participating in youth or children’s councils
+ Children and religion
- Changing religion without parental consent
- Withdrawing from religious education at school
+ Age requirements and health
- Consenting to medical treatment without parental consent
- Requesting euthanasia
- Seeking medical advice without parental involvement
- Accessing reproductive or sexual health services
- Accessing abortion services
- Purchasing and consuming alcohol
- Purchasing and consuming tobaccoInternational treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, European Union (EU) secondary law and national legislation provide a number of rights to citizens. The maps and tables presented show the various patterns concerning age requirements for children to acquire rights in the EU. They also identify inconsistencies, protection gaps and restrictions deriving from different age thresholds.
The aim is to assist EU Member States in addressing these issues and to facilitate the EU in exercising its competence to support and coordinate Member States’ actions related to children and youth.
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