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EU acquis on rights of the child includes: • Article 3.3 TEU sets an objective for the EU to promote the protection of the rights of the child • Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU recognises children as independent and autonomous holders of rights • EU Agenda for the rights of the child reaffirms commitment of all EU institutions and EU member states to promote, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in all relevant EU policies and

The Charter of Fundamental Rights was formally proclaimed in Nice in December 2000 by the European Parliament, Council and Commission and on 1 December 2009, with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the Charter was given binding legal effect equal to the Treaties. The Charter entrenches all the rights found in the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU; the rights and freedoms enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights; other rights and principles resulting from the common, constitutional traditions of EU countries and other international instruments. It creates legal certainty in the EU, by making fundamental rights clearer and more visible.