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xEurochild highlights a year of collaboration
Date: 1st May 2026
Category:
General measures of implementation
Eurochild is marking a significant moment as European Parliament Vice-President and Coordinator on Children’s Rights, Ewa Kopacz, publishes her 2025 Annual Report alongside her 2026 Work Programme, reflecting a year of close cooperation and shared commitment to advancing children’s rights across Europe.
Drawing on her background as a paediatrician, Vice-President Kopacz has played a crucial role during a year defined by shrinking civic space, reduced civil society funding, and escalating threats to children’s safety in conflict zones. Her 2025 report outlines an extensive agenda, including children’s mental and physical health, online safety, alternative care, family mediation, and the situation of Ukrainian children unlawfully deported by Russia. The scope of the report underscores the complex challenges facing children today.
The 2026 Work Programme maintains a strong focus on health and digital safety while also advancing structural priorities such as integrating children’s rights impact assessments into EU policymaking and exploring the EU’s potential accession to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Eurochild engaged closely with Vice-President Kopacz throughout 2025, beginning with a January meeting between former President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and the Vice-President to discuss key findings from “Children’s Realities in Europe”. In June, Eurochild’s Ally Dunhill presented two major reports at a high-level mental health conference co-organised by the Vice-President. The collaboration continued in November, when Kopacz hosted the Eurochild Children’s Council at the European Parliament for the launch of a child-friendly version of the EU’s school mental health guidelines, followed by a joint World Children’s Day message.
Eurochild remains committed to continued collaboration with Vice-President Kopacz and her team on issues including child poverty, mental health, and child participation. The organisation also acknowledges the support of Members of the European Parliament, Commission officials, and civil society partners who contributed to this work throughout 2025.
Read Eurochild’s article on the launch of the 2025 annual report