# C_2010326EN.01000101.xml

| 3.12.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 326/1 |
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3.12.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 326/1

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Council conclusions of 19 November 2010 on the European and International Policy Agendas on Children, Youth and Children’s Rights

2010/C 326/01

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

1.   RECALLING:

| — | Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, |
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Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union,

| — | The Council Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) which states that where appropriate, a children's policy dimension — having regard to their rights and protection taking into account that the life and future prospects of young people are significantly determined by opportunities, support and protection received during childhood — should be considered, |
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The Council Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018) which states that where appropriate, a children's policy dimension — having regard to their rights and protection taking into account that the life and future prospects of young people are significantly determined by opportunities, support and protection received during childhood — should be considered,

| — | The Communication from the European Commission of 4 July 2006‘Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child’ (1). |
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The Communication from the European Commission of 4 July 2006‘Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child’ (1).

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2.   TAKES NOTE:

| — | Of the information provided by the Presidency on the European and International Policy Agendas on Children, Youth and Children’s Rights (2). |
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Of the information provided by the Presidency on the European and International Policy Agendas on Children, Youth and Children’s Rights (2).

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| — | Of the measures taken in the youth field in order to promote the right of children and young people to participate in the decision making affecting their lives. |
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Of the measures taken in the youth field in order to promote the right of children and young people to participate in the decision making affecting their lives.

3.   UNDERLINES:

| — | The crucial importance of work undertaken in the area of children, youth and children’s rights. |
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The crucial importance of work undertaken in the area of children, youth and children’s rights.

4.   WELCOMES:

| — | The European Commission’s intention to adopt a new Communication in this area setting off a strategy for the EU on the rights of the child. |
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The European Commission’s intention to adopt a new Communication in this area setting off a strategy for the EU on the rights of the child.

5.   ACCORDINGLY ENCOURAGES:

| — | Member States to cooperate and take an active role in this field and in future international meetings at both expert and ministerial level dealing with children’s rights. |
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Member States to cooperate and take an active role in this field and in future international meetings at both expert and ministerial level dealing with children’s rights.

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(1)  COM(2006) 367 final.

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(2)  Doc. 14855/10.

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