Press Release: Asylum and migration: EU must do more to protect unaccompanied children

Every year thousands of unaccompanied minors travel to Europe seeking a new life. The majority has fled from wars, conflicts or other difficult living conditions and some have even lost family members along the way.

In a report on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU, the Commission calls for improved efforts at both national and European level to respond effectively and in full respect of the rights of the child to this complex transnational challenge.

European Commission: Memo/12/720: Shaping a common approach on unaccompanied minors http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/716&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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