82. Takes note of the first biennial review of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict under the UK Presidency; is pleased to note, in particular, that the EU's human rights fact sheets, adopted in July 2005, contain a section on children's rights and a specific requirement to report under these Guidelines where appropriate; notes that the consultation with stakeholders and NGOs has been exemplary in the process of drafting the review and recommendations; regrets, however, that the European Parliament was not involved in the process of evaluation of these Guidelines, that the opportunity for a wide-ranging review was not seiz ...[+++]ed and that the outcome document was disappointing in its scope and ambition; therefore requests the Council systematically to associate the European Parliament in the biennial review of these Guidelines, so that it may be aware of Parliament's position and recommendations in this field;

82. Takes note of the first biennial review of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict under the UK Presidency; is pleased to note, in particular, that the EU's human rights fact sheets, adopted in July 2005, contain a section on children's rights and a specific requirement to report under these Guidelines where appropriate; notes that the consultation with stakeholders and NGOs has been exemplary in the process of drafting the review and recommendations; regrets, however, that the European Parliament was not involved in the process of evaluation of these Guidelines, that the opportunity for a wide-ranging review was not seiz ...[+++]ed and that the outcome document was disappointing in its scope and ambition; therefore requests the Council systematically to associate the European Parliament in the biennial review of these Guidelines, so that it may be aware of Parliament's position and recommendations in this field;

27. Believes that television helps to shape the way in which children see the world; invites the Commission to encourage broadcasters to draw as fully as possible on high-quality and non-violent European works in their programmes aimed at children; supports the concept of a Pan-European Children's Network involving broadcasters from Member States and the applicant countries with the aim of broadcasting high-quality European works Europe-wide;

27. Believes that television helps to shape the way in which children see the world; invites the Commission to encourage broadcasters to draw as fully as possible on high-quality and non-violent European works in their programmes aimed at children; supports the concept of a Pan-European Children's Network involving broadcasters from Member States and the applicant countries with the aim of broadcasting high-quality European works Europe-wide;

In the debate, which saw the attendance of representatives of the Internet industry, Europe-wide associations for the protection of children and the European Commission, the following was also agreed:

Support the drafting of EU codes of conduct in the area of marketing and commercial communication on foods, in particular in relation to children and adolescents, while appropriately involving stakeholders.