European Committee of the Regions 15 February 2012, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘child poverty’

18.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 113/34 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘child poverty’ 2012/C 113/07 THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS — reinforces how Local and Regional Authorities are at the forefront of work to tackle child poverty and exploitation, and highlights their crucial responsibility in preventing marginalisation and social exclusion; agrees that child