Here you will find articles with in-depth, reflective or explanatory content which will help to deepen your understanding of families and social rights.
Parental leave policies are often seen as an important tool for promoting gender equality, supporting families and improving work-life balance. Yet a new policy brief from the COST Action Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainability (Sustainability@Leave), argues that formal rights alone are not enough to ensure equal outcomes.
COFACE member organisation Fundacja Share the Care in Poland has published a new report examining developments in parental equality three years after the transposition of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive.
Two COFACE member organisations recently collaborated on a shared project. Together Ligue des Familles and Fond du Logement Wallonie, launched a survey to identify the needs of large families.
Families today are increasingly diverse and multiple, and often depending on their (re)composition, the number of children in a household can vary significantly over time, bringing new challenges and needs.
COFACE Families Europe member organisation KMOP has launched a new online platform to support victims of racism and discrimination in Greece.
COFACE Families Europe took part in the Regional Ministerial Conference “Leading Change: People-Centred Paths to Demographic Resilience”.
What is the European Semester? It is the main European process aiming to coordinate economic, employment and social policies in the 27 countries of the EU. In this context, the European Commission publishes recommendations for reforms in each country of the EU. Check out the 2026 Country-specific recommendations here.
The European Commission has unveiled a new Citizens’ Energy Package aimed at making clean and affordable energy more accessible to households across Europe.
In this article, we put the spotlight on the topic of parental engagement to support school success.
A new survey by COFACE member organisation Women for Women highlights how access to school lunches goes beyond nutrition, playing a key role in children’s social inclusion and sense of belonging in the classroom.
