Innocenti Working Papers Child Well-Being in the EU and Enlargement to the East AUTHOR(S) Kitty Stewart; John Micklewright Published: 2000 Innocenti Working Papers The accession of up to 13 new members in the next decade is the most important development now facing the European Union. This paper analyses measurable differences in the well-being of children between current club members, the EU Member States, and the 10 Central and Eastern European applicants seeking admission. Two themes are used as a framework for the paper. First, the importance of economic, social and cultural rights in the human rights dimension of the 'Copenhagen criteria' laid down for EU accession. Second, the need for a wider approach to measuring differences in living standards and 'economic and social cohesion' within the Union than that currently taken by the European Commission. In both cases the necessity for considering the position of children is emphasised. The empirical sections of the paper then consider in turn three dimensions of well-being of European children in Member States and the applicant countries: their economic welfare, their health, and their education. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 32 | Thematic area: Industrialized Countries | Tags: child education, child health, child welfare, comparative analysis, european union, human rights, standard of living, standards of care | Publisher: Innocenti Research Centre × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Kitty Stewart; John Micklewright 2000 Child Well-Being in the EU and Enlargement to the East. , pp. 32.