{"id":103280,"date":"2025-03-28T14:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmd.bg\/?p=103280"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:49:05","slug":"more-than-70-childrens-rights-activists-from-bulgaria-and-europe-plead-with-the-bulgarian-government-and-the-european-institutions-for-more-targeted-spending-of-the-european-child-guarantee-funds-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmd.bg\/en\/more-than-70-childrens-rights-activists-from-bulgaria-and-europe-plead-with-the-bulgarian-government-and-the-european-institutions-for-more-targeted-spending-of-the-european-child-guarantee-funds-to\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 70 children&#8217;s rights activists from Bulgaria and Europe plead with the Bulgarian government and the European institutions for more targeted spending of the European Child Guarantee funds to reach the most vulnerable groups in society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The declaration with the recommendations for more targeted spending of the European Child Guarantee (ECG) funds, aimed at the poorest children in Bulgaria and Europe, was elaborated as a result of three-day meetings in Sofia with experts from non-governmental children&#8217;s organizations and with officials from state institutions working in this field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The meeting was very constructive providing many positive and innovative methods and strategies for the future and communication of the results of the EGD. The <\/span>next steps for the implementation of the guarantee were developed and a summary of the past days was prepared by finalizing a common position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The experts highlighted in the declaration seven recommendations in the following areas:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EGD-related interventions;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supporting families;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Services related to early childhood development;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to quality education;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Improving social housing policy;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Improving health policy;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nutrition and healthy food for children in kindergartens and schools;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">A major focus of the declaration fell on the establishment of national indicators for transparent monitoring and evaluation for better accountability and continuous improvement of service delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">&#8220;We live in difficult times of financial distribution. We are facing economic crises due to the imposition of tariffs on goods worldwide. It is expected that there will be more funds for armaments in government budgets. <\/span>My appeal is that this should not be at the expense of children and especially those living in extreme poverty,&#8221; said Georgi Bogdanov, Executive Director of the National Network for Children (NNC), in the closing discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">H.P. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Eurochild, said that &#8220;working groups and cooperation between NGOs, state institutions and policymakers<\/span> are of utmost importance for our joint work in the field of public utilities related to children&#8217;s rights and in particular children in vulnerable groups. By investing in children, we are investing in our future and when we make decisions we must think of them first.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The Declaration will be actively used by Eurochild<\/span> to advocate with the European institutions and by the NNC with the Bulgarian institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The full text of the declaration can be found\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmd.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eurochild-position-paper-implementation-of-ecg-in-bulgaria.pdf\">Eurochild-Position-Paper-Implementation-of-ECG-in-Bulgaria<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103280 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nmd.bg\/en\/key-recommendations-2\/'><img 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