Source: European Parliament
The Commission is committed to the highest standard of protection and empowerment of children offline and online. Bullying is addressed through research, tools and training to support and guide policymakers, school leaders, teachers and educators.
The Commission fosters mutual learning among national policymakers, civil society and social partners through the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training[1], including on topics such as bullying.
The Commission is preparing an Action Plan to combat the growing trend of cyberbullying, leveraging on the current legal, policy and funding measures which will be adopted in the first half of 2025.
Cyberbullying will also be addressed under the Guidelines on Art. 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA)[2] in the summer of 2025. The Commission will also launch the first-ever EU-wide inquiry on the impact of social media on the well-being and mental health of young people in the second half of 2025.
In parallel, under the Better Internet Kids (BIK+)[3] strategy, the co-funded network of Safer Internet Centres, with the EU-funded BIK platform[4], develops campaigns and provides assistance on cyberbullying for children, parents and teachers in Member States. One example is the French helpline 3018[5].
Moreover, the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)[6] aims to ensure that all learners, including those with disabilities, have the digital literacy skills to safely engage with online content and to recognise risks and can make informed, safe and respectful choices when online.
The Commission published Guidelines for teachers and educators on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education and training in 2022[7].
Lastly, the Commission’s digital education agenda is supported through Erasmus+[8] and the European Solidarity Corps[9] programmes.
- [1] https://education.ec.europa.eu/about-eea/working-groups
- [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022R2065
- [3] COM/2022/212 final.
- [4] https://www.betterInternetforkids.eu
- [5] https://e-enfance.org/le3018/
- [6] https://education.ec.europa.eu/focus-topics/digital-education/action-plan
- [7] https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a224c235-4843-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
- [8] https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/
- [9] https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity_en