Translation of "Intégration des prestations pour enfants " (French → English) :

67. Calls on the Member States to attach greater importance to the fact that cuts in grants for specific services such as dinner money, free teaching materials and school buses, and for essential leisure and out-of-school educational opportunities, might lead to direct social exclusion, in particular for children from socially vulnerable families; highlights the need for Member States to provide equal opportunities for the integration of all children through an active sports policy in schools and access to information technologies; ...[+++]calls on the Commission to incorporate services for children such as child care, school transport and school meals in the list of general interest social services;

67. Calls on the Member States to attach greater importance to the fact that cuts in grants for specific services such as dinner money, free teaching materials and school buses, and for essential leisure and out-of-school educational opportunities, might lead to direct social exclusion, in particular for children from socially vulnerable families; highlights the need for Member States to provide equal opportunities for the integration of all children through an active sports policy in schools and access to information technologies; ...[+++]calls on the Commission to incorporate services for children such as child care, school transport and school meals in the list of general interest social services;

Where, during the same period and for the same family member, family benefits, benefits for orphans or for dependent children of pensioners are due from several Member States pursuant to their legislation or this Regulation, the competent institution of the Member State whose legislation lays down the highest amount of benefits shall grant all of the said amount.

If the family benefits, benefits for orphans or for dependent children of pensioners are not used for the maintenance of the members of the family by the person to whom they should be provided, the competent institution shall discharge its legal obligations by providing the said benefits to the natural or legal person actually maintaining the members of the family.

Preliminary ruling · Arrondissementsrechtbank te Amsterdam (Amsterdam District Court) · Interpretation of Article 41 of the EEC-Morocco Cooperation Agreement (prohibition of discrimination against Moroccan workers as regards social security) · Application to recipients of an invalidity pension who no longer reside in the competent Member State · Effects of the principle of non-discrimination in the case of amendment of the legislation concerning study grants (replacement of child allowance by ...[+++]an allowance paid direct to the student pursuing his studies in the Member State concerned) · Interpretation of Article 3 of Regulation No 1408/71, of Article 7(1) of Regulation No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community and of Articles 48 to 52 of the EC Treaty · Amendment of the legislation concerning study grants (replacement of child allowance by an allowance paid direct to the student pursuing his studies in the Member State concerned)

We recommend that budget 2000 include the following: the establishment of a federal-provincial agency, with the sole mandate of ensuring that the goals of the national children's agenda are achieved; an immediate increased investment in the national child benefit; coordination of increased funds for the development of integrated service delivery models, to meet the needs of children at risk; and funding of a quality national child care strategy that will ensure that all children requiring care outside the home have access to affordable licensed care by qualified individuals in a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment.