A/HRC/19/64 expressed during a separate, targeted consultationg. It also takes into account the preliminary results of an evaluation of the impact of EU instruments affecting the rights of t he child. The European Parliamenth, the Committee of the Regionsi, the Economic and Social Committee and the Council of Europej as well as key stakeholders such as UNICEF, the Ombudspersons for children in the Member States, and civil society have contributed to the preparation of this Communication including through the work of the European Forum on the Rights of the Childk. The EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child presents general principles that should ensure that EU action is exemplary in ensuring the respect of the provisions of the Charter and of the UNCRC with regard to the rights of children. In addition, it focuses on a number of concrete actions in areas where the EU can bring real added value, such as child-friendly justice, protecting children in vulnerable situations and fighting violence against children both inside the European Union and externally. 1. General Principles The EU's commitment to the rights of the child requires a coherent approach across all relevant EU actions. This objective can be reached by using the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as a common basis for all EU action, which is relevant to children. The "child rights perspective" must be taken into account in all EU measures affecting children. 1.1. Making the rights of the child an integral part of the EU's fundamental rights policy The Commission's Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, adopted on 19 October 2010l, requires the Commission to ensure from an early stage, by means of a "fundamental rights check", that its legislative proposals are always in full compliance with the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter. In line with this Strategy, the Commission is working with the European Parliament and the Council to g h i j k l Communication is also based on the results of a targeted consultation with experts from specific policy areas. Eurobarometer Qualitative study on the Rights of the Child, October 2010, available at: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/quali/ql_right_child_sum_en.pdf European Parliament resolution of 16 January 2008 (2007/2093 INI): Towards an EU Strategy on the rights of the child, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-20080012. Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on "Local and regional cooperation to protect the rights of the child in the European Union", OJ C 267, 1.10.2010, p. 46–51; Opinion of the Committee of the Regions towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, OJ C 146, 30.6.2007, p. 58–62. Council of Europe reaction to Consultation document: European Commission's Consultation on the Rights of the Child, available at: http://www.coe.int/T/TransversalProjects/Children/News/EU%20Consultation%20paper%20final_en. pdf The European Forum on the Rights of the Child – created by the Commission under German Presidency in 2007 – brings together representatives of Member States, the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Council of Europe, UNICEF, national observatories on childhood, Ombudspersons for children, civil society and other stakeholders. Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union COM(2010) 573 final, 19 October 2010, available at: http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2010:0573:FIN:EN:PDF 93