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European Guardianship network meet to discuss latest developments

FRA attended the European Guardianship Network meeting in Rome from 16 to 17 April. FRA presented developments on guardianship for unaccompanied children in the Asylum and Migration Pact.

This included a comparison with the current situation in Member States as shown in FRA’s report on guardianship systems.

The meeting was also an opportunity to disseminate the latest EUAA and FRA practical tool for guardians to support unaccompanied children in transnational procedures.

There were representatives from 17 EU Member States, the UK, the EU’s Asylum Agency, the International Organization for Migration, and the UN’s Refugee Agency.