The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU

Reference A9-0216/2022Committee CULTHealth Education, youth and culture

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The Left38

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S&D145

1290016100%

Greens/EFA72

650

The European Parliament adopted by 522 votes to 12, with 79 abstentions, a resolution on the impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU.In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe's youth face a mental health crisis. The closure of early childhood education and care provision facilities, schools, universities, spaces for youth welfare and youth work, as well as of extracurricular activities, cultural spaces and sports facilities, has denied children and young people the opportunity to participate in activities which are essential for their overall development, their learning progression, their intellectual, physical, emotional and mental health and…