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Foreword by Věra Jourová I welcome Eurochild and SOS Children’s Villages’ compendium of inspiring practices on migrant and refugee children in Europe. The 12 April 2017 European Commission (EC) Communication on the protection of children in migration acknowledged that, despite the many challenges still remaining, there is also a wealth of knowledge and good practice in the Member States which needs to be shared at local and national level. As announced in the Communication, the Commission will collect and disseminate good practices on the protection of children in migration via an online database now in development, and this compendium serves as a precursor, covering a range of situations from reception through to integration, as well as guardianship, advocacy and legal advice, in several Member States. Efforts to capture child-rights based good prac- tice and share it widely with a view to inspiring similar or even better runoffs are very valuable, especially when resources are finite. Sharing good practice can also help to ensure mutual trust from one country to another and beyond the descriptions of the context and practice, the sections on lessons learned, main strengths and key challenges generously help other organisations and authorities in a very practical expression of European solidarity. Věra Jourová European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality 6