Families Europe

Hi there! 🖐 Are you new here? We are the EU network of family organisations advocating for strong social policies for ALL families. Find our website: coface-eu.org Sign up to our newsletter: us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

COFACE Families Europe is looking for a Communication and events intern for 2027! Find more information here: coface-eu.org/call-for-a-c...

🌍 Bringing families and migration into focus COFACE Families Europe is continuing its work on migration and families through our Working Group on Migration. 🔎 Find out more about the Working Group on Migration: lnkd.in/ezUNaAJH #MigrationAndFamilies #FamiliesEurope #FamilyPolicy

To mark the International Day of Deaf People, our Spanish member @fiapas.bsky.social has launched its 2026 campaign, “The Double Loss” and its Institutional Manifesto, “The Right to Hear Without Discrimination”. 👉Find out more here: bit.ly/4xJFc2u

👨‍👧‍👧Yesterday, COFACE Families Europe brought together 30+ participants from 15 European countries for the first meeting of our new Working Group on Single-Parent Families. 📖 Read more about the new Working Group and its first meeting: coface-eu.org/single-paren...

📊 Complete the survey to help shape a safer internet for children in Europe! Every 2 years the European Union is evaluating its strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+ strategy). Share your views through dedicated surveys in all languages! 👉Find more here: bit.ly/4zXstLY

✨ Missed it live? Discover how Ouders voor Inclusie, is advancing inclusive education and explore their digital profile builder for children with additional support needs. Hear insights from the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education. 👉Here the link: bit.ly/3Tg9f3j

Our member @vaestoliitto.bsky.social, has proposed the new “Baby Fund” a research-based family policy proposal aimed at supporting families having their first child. 💶 A €5,000 fund for every child born in Finland available when that child has a child of their own. Read more here: bit.ly/44V82ky

📬Our newsletter for June is out! 🌞As we approach the summer break, we are pleased to share our latest edition of the COFACE newsletter! We wish all our readers, members and partners a restful and enjoyable summer break! 👉Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4auplfL #Newsletter #Familiescorner

📢 Join our member Mulheres à Obra, for its event "Women Without Borders Webinar – AI Superpowers for Women Entrepreneurs"! 📅 23 July 2026 🕛 12:00–15:00 CET 💻 Free online event Register here: forms.gle/i9Tszov34eMh... #WomenWithoutBorders #Womenentrepeneurs #AI

📈 More fathers are taking parental leave in Poland. A new report by Fundacja Share the Care examines developments three years after the implementation of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive. 💭 What has changed and what still needs to happen to achieve parental equality? More here: bit.ly/3QxJ4UP

📢 A final reminder! If you haven't already registered, now is the time. Join us on 11 June for a discussion on the future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. 🔗 Register here: coface-eu.org/event/the-eu... #EUSocialRights #EndPoverty #Families

How can parents and carers help shape inclusive education pathways for their children? Join our next COFACE Breakfast Bytes webinar to explore practical communication and empowerment tools 🗓️ 24 June, 9:30–11:00 CET 🔗 coface-eu.org/event/choosi... #InclusiveEducation #FamilySupport #BreakfastBytes

📢Our 2025 annual report is out now! We are thrilled to share our Annual Report, highlighting the key milestones, achievements, and impact of our work throughout 2025. Discover how we have supported families across Europe throughout the year. 👉 Find the full report here: bit.ly/4uxQENV

COFACE Families Europe attended the closing event of the FEM-MIAS project in Brussels! What a great opportunity to learn about the tools developed by our member Mulheres à Obra and project partners, to support female entrepreneurship in Europe and network. Find more here: bit.ly/4w0pwIL

Happy European Day of Solidarity between Generations! Today, COFACE Families Europe highlights the European Commission’s first Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, as key step toward more long-term and inclusive EU policymaking. Read more about it here: bit.ly/4w3hzTe

A practical guide to help families prevent harmful technology use and support children in the digital environment. Developed by our member UNAF - Unión de Asociaciones Familiares, the guide frames digital education as a form of care and protection. Read more about here: bit.ly/4mKYrFd

✨ Missed it live? Watch it now! Our recent webinar with the Union of Hungarian Women Association (UHW) explored initiatives supporting rural women through entrepreneurship, health, and community-based programmes, and you can now watch it on YouTube! 📽️ Catch up here: youtu.be/4rOFQgr3HR0

Strengthening basic skills is key to children’s future. But schools cannot do it alone. Research shows that parental engagement plays an important role in learning outcomes and wellbeing. 🔗 Read the full opinion piece: bit.ly/4cDudzt

Our Belgian member, @liguedesfamilles.bsky.social, is campaigning for equal parenting. The campaign calls for stronger policies for equal parenting from birth, highlighting how current family leave systems continue to reinforce gender inequalities. Find more here: bit.ly/41B9Ygr

📢 NEW POSITION PAPER Harmonising personal insolvency laws: Supporting over-indebted families across the EU. It provides concrete recommendations to protect families and ensure that financial protection systems are inclusive, fair, and sustainable. Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4rSz7yU

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Athens for Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Together with partners, experts and civil society, we explored how AI can support families while safeguarding rights, inclusion and equality. Find more information here: coface-eu.org/event/famili...

📍 Today in Athens! We are kicking off the European expert meeting Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment. The goal: ensuring that the digital transition works for all families. 🔗Find more information about the event here: coface-eu.org/event/famili...

Today COFACE Families Europe is bringing together its member organisations for our Administrative Council and General Assembly. Strong networks are built through dialogue, cooperation and shared commitment. Good to see our members together today. 🤝

COFACE President Antonia Torrens will open the discussion at our European expert meeting on Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment. 📅 17 March | 📍 Athens 🔗 coface-eu.org/event/famili... #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalRights #FamilyPolicy

On 17 March in Athens, experts, policymakers and civil society will gather for the European meeting: “Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment.” Discover the full agenda and more: coface-eu.org/event/famili... #AI #SocialInclusion #Families #DigitalRights

We are proud that Dr. Antonia Torrens, President of COFACE Families Europe, has joined a European Commission special panel on child safety online, hosted by President Ursula von der Leyen. Read more: coface-eu.org/coface-presi... #ChildSafetyOnline #SaferInternet #Families

Yesterday it was International Women’s Day, yet women in Europe still face labour market discrimination because care work isn’t shared. COFACE calls on the EU to act & make 20 March European Work-life Balance Day. 📖 Read more: coface-eu.org/unequal-care... #IWD2026 #GenderEquality #WorkLifeBalance

We are at the #EUSocialForum today in Brussels to take stock of the latest trends in EU social&employment policies. Key question asked today: How can the upcoming EU Quality Jobs Act help address work-life balance of workers? Telework and the right to disconnect are key elements of job quality.

🌟 COFACE Disability Platform in Paris At our event in Paris, hosted by @unapei.bsky.social, participants from across Europe discussed pressing disability issues and shared new initiatives. 🎥The video highlights interviews, discussions, and collaborative ideas shaping disability policy and support.

Today on Zero Discrimination Day, we celebrate all types of families without discrimination. Help us build societies where all families are valued, supported, and included. #ZeroDiscriminationDay #AllFamiliesMatter #SocialRights #InclusiveSocieties

📢 NEW POSITION PAPER! Families and climate change: Paving the way for a family-oriented climate policy in Europe. It provides recommendations to ensure that climate action is inclusive, fair, and future-proof. 🔗 Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4kBly3O

🛜Today, on the Safer Internet Day, we call on providers of social media platforms to make sure that their platforms are safe, secure and respect people's privacy and human rights. Read our media release: ➡️ coface-eu.org/can-social-m... #SaferInternetDay #SID2026 #humanrights

Today, the final conference of PATHS2INCLUDE is taking place in Brussels. We are focusing on vulnerable groups in the labour market and on concrete recommendations to prevent discrimination. 🔗 Read more about Paths2Include: Paths2Include.eu #paths2include #labourmarket #equalopportunities

BREAKFAST BYTES WEBINAR | Empowering rural women, strengthening families: Community-based solutions in practice. With speakers from the Union of Hungarian Women Association (UHW). 🗓 3 March 2026 | 🕓 9:00 – 11:00 CET | 🌐 Zoom Info & reg: bit.ly/4t6Yf5Z #Equality #Womensrights #WomenEntrepreneurs

Happy International Day of Education! 💡Did you know? In 2022, COFACE Families Europe and KMOP Education Hub joined forces to create the L.I.N.K. programme. Check out the platform and register for free here: education-hub.kmop.org/l-i-n-k/ LINK is yours to explore. Happy learning!

We will continue to act as a bridge between families, civil society, and European institutions, ensuring that policies better reflect the diversity, needs, and strengths of families across Europe. Thank you for the continued support and partnership! #familieseurope #socialrights #community

📊 New Policy Brief Alert!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 “Making Families Visible: Closing EU Data Gaps for Better Policies” is out now! Better data = better policies for families of all types. 👉Read the policy brief here: coface-eu.org/policy-brief... #familiesmatter #PolicyDiscussion

Today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we release our new EU Policy Review with a spotlight the realities of working parents with disabilities. Read the full review 👉 coface-eu.org/eu-policy-re... #IDPD #DisabilityRights #Equality #ParentsWithDisabilities

Powerful child-led discussions today at the European Parliament on: 💬 Inclusion of children with special needs/disabilities 💬 Bullying & cyberbullying Children’s voices must guide EU policies - not just today, but every day. #WorldChildrensDay #CRAG #Childrights

On this World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence, we are once again calling EU leaders to act. #PassTheLaw - Children can’t wait any longer Read more in our article on The Brussels Times: www.brusselstimes.com/1782594/dela...

🔵As conflict, inequality and digital harm reshape childhood the EU must keep children’s rights at the centre of its agenda. 🗓️On 20 Nov, a child-led event at the European Parliament will highlight how children’s voices can drive this change. #WorldChildrensDay #ChildRights #CRAG #ChildParticipation