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The situation of children and their families has been severely affected in the most recent years. The pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine afterwards, with a subsequent increase in the cost of living, have exacerbated their situation further. The EMPL Working Group on the Child Guarantee has been established on 19 May 2022 to reflect the European Parliament commitment to strengthen awareness raising and monitor the progress of the implementation of the Child Guarantee and its sustainability.

In July 2021, the Commission presented the ‘FitFor55 in 2030’ package of legislative proposals to align EU climate policies to the boosted 2030 climate target and the 2050 climate neutrality objective established under the European Climate Law. Amongst numerous revisions of existing legislation, it also proposes the set up of a Social Climate Fund to offset the impacts of the increased Union climate ambition. On 11 November 2021, the EMPL and ENVI Committees were jointly allocated the proposal.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol were adopted on 13 December 2006 and it entered into force on 3 May 2008. The EU concluded the CRPD on 22 January 2011; the convention is binding on the institutions of the Union and the Member States in accordance with Article 216 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.