On June 26, 2025, we are pleased to invite you to a public event-discussion entitled “The Rights of Migrant Children in the Context of the New European Rules,” hosted by the Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria.
WHERE: The hall of the Cultural Center, Harmanli, 13b Bulgaria Blvd.
When: 26 june 2025 at 10:30
The event is held under project INSP/NP/013 “Support for Children on the Move,” implemented within the framework of project INSPIRE: Improving National Support for Prevention, Intervention, and Response to Violence against Children, and Empowering Victims, co-funded by the European Union and the Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation (WCIF).
The program includes the following discussion topics:
- The rights of migrant children and the new legal framework of the Pact: presentation of the new analysis by CLA, Desislava Todorova, advocacy expert, CLA
- Support for migrant children in a period of transitional national policies – Lora Voinova, Program Coordinator, Refugee and Migrant Children, UNICEF Bulgaria
- Practice in the new age assessment methodology – Ms. Teodora Tseneva – expert at the Regional Protection Center in Harmanli, State Agency for Refugees with the Council of Ministers
In 2024, the EU finally voted on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. On December 20, 2024, Bulgaria published its National Plan for the implementation of the Pact. The new European legal framework on migration places new emphasis on the refugee and migration system in our country, especially as an external border of the EU. At the same time, the new rules inevitably affect the situation of the most vulnerable, migrant children, raising many questions about the realization of their rights, their procedural guarantees, and their social and humanitarian situation.
We are organizing the event in Harmanli because regional experts and institutions are at the forefront of implementing the new European rules.
The project “Support for Children on the Move” aims to assist and prevent violence against migrant children in Bulgaria who have temporary protection status, are seeking international protection, have been granted international protection, or have been denied international protection. One of the main objectives of the project is to support children, their parents, legal representatives, and the relevant institutions responsible for protecting their rights and preventing violence.
We expect you!
