We work with children and teenagers to help amplify their voices within EU decision-making. The plans and strategies that guide us in this work are co-created in consultation with EU children and teens.
This second Work Plan sets out the topic areas we will work on together with children over 2025-2026. The aim is to match children's priorities with those of the Commission to ensure that their input can feed into policy-making or other EU initiatives.
What's in the 2025-2026 Plan
Equal opportunities and social inclusion- Consultation: All EU children shared their experiences and views on how poverty affects their lives and what could be improved for all children. This will help EU policymakers evaluate the European Child Guarantee and EU Strategy on the Rights of the child.
What children told us about poverty and social inclusion
- Consultation: All EU children shared their experiences and views on how poverty affects their lives and what could be improved for all children. This will help EU policymakers evaluate the European Child Guarantee and EU Strategy on the Rights of the child.
Mental health and well-being- Peer/study visit: Member children will meet to explore how they can support each other's mental health in schools and communities.
There is a study visit to Berlin in April 2026
- Peer/study visit: Member children will meet to explore how they can support each other's mental health in schools and communities.
Online safety- Consultation: In an online survey, children shared their views about the impact of the online environment, including social media, access to support services, and what can be improved.
Children's Voices on Cyberbullying
- Peer visit: Member children from different countries will meet to share ideas about online safety and digital rights, during the 2025 Safer Internet Forum.
Videos from the Safer Internet Forum 2025
- Consultation: In an online survey, children shared their views about the impact of the online environment, including social media, access to support services, and what can be improved.
Climate action- Study visit: Member children will focus on learning about climate action and what they can do to help protect the environment.
Other activities- Study visit: Member children visited Ireland in May 2025 to see how child participation impacts policy-making at the local and national levels.
Read about the study visit and see the videos and photos
- Easy-to-read policies: Co-creating and improving child-friendly versions of important policy documents and reports, together with children.
See all our child-friendly documents
- Study visit: Member children visited Ireland in May 2025 to see how child participation impacts policy-making at the local and national levels.
Animated version of the Work Plan
The full 2025-2026 Work Plan
The printable Work Plan document provides more information on the activities, proposed timelines and who is involved.
This includes details on the different formats and methods to consult children, and provide them with learning opportunities.
Co-creating the Plan with children
Co-creation of each Work Plan takes months, and is an inter-generational group effort!
This includes our child members, Advisory Board and Children's Panel, our Secretariat, experts and partners, and people from the European Commission.
