ENOC 16 th Annual Conference and General Assembly

ENOC 16 th Annual Conference and General Assembly Workshop Migration “Migrant European families (migration process of EU citizens within EU )”. Bernard De Vos, General Delegate for Children’s Rights (French Community of Belgium

n In Belgium, increase of the intra-european migration for poverty n Many families comes from east Europe, especially Roma families with a great number of children. Furthermore poverty these families suffer of discrimination n Because their administrative situation (no asylum -seeking, no extra-european), they don’t receive any reception in our country.

n The policies regulating the migration flows don’t take into account the best interests of the child n These children are forced to live during months in the streets or train way stations n Many basic rights (survival, education, health) are not respected)

As ombudsman for children, we must intervene recommendations to the authorities, both with others institutions Ø public advocacy Ø Media Ø In some crisis, direct intervention to provide food, urgent accommodation, access to basic health care Ø But nothing change….

What can we do as ombudsman for children in these kind of situation where the basics rights of survival are compromised only recommendation Ø other recommendations kinds of actions ? Ø Actions on the european level ? Ø