On 25 March the EU stakeholders expert group set up for the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion met for the fifth time in order take stock of the main outcomes of the European year and discuss the way forward. All the participants shared the view that the EYP 2010 does not represent a one-off commitment

Child poverty is one of the main drivers of migration, but what happens to families when children are left behind by migrating parents? What impact does it have on society as a whole? This was the subject of a major conference organised by Eurochild to promote the network www.childrenleftbehind.eu