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Australia banned social media for users under 16 in 2025. On the other side of the world, France, Greece and Spain are now also weighing social media bans for teenagers in the name of online safety. But is age-restricted access to social media the best solution to address the complexities of today’s parenting and teenagers’ mental health?
On this Safer Internet Day, COFACE Families Europe is calling on providers of social media platforms to make sure that their platforms are safe, secure and respect people's privacy and human rights.
COFACE Families Europe and the Odisee Centre for Family Studies in Brussels co-hosted a European conference in Brussels in September 2025. The conference convened 100+ researchers, policymakers, public administrators, and NGOs to advance integrated, place-based...
The COFACE network welcomes a new member, Associação Bravery Devotion. Based in Portugal and founded in 2022, Bravery Devotion is a non-profit association dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs, particularly those running microbusinesses, often while juggling caregiving responsibilities.
How to effectively support parents in balancing family and work life? This was the key question during European expert meeting in Warsaw on 21st May 2025, under the patronage of the Polish presidency of the EU and co-hosted with Share The Care Foundation Poland and ZUS.
A new briefing was recently published on the 13th of May by the European Parliament, aiming to address menstrual poverty in the EU.
The National Family Council in Lithuania dedicates its fourth annual report to an overview of the situation of young families in Lithuania, continuing previous initiatives on the topic of demography.
At the end of May, Väestöliitto, one of COFACE Families Europe’s member organisations, hosted an event titled “LGBTIQ+ Rights Under Threat: Countering the Antigender Movement.”
Together with the 28 undersigning organisations and experts from across Europe, we strongly support the draft guidelines on Article 28(1) of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which require platforms accessible to minors to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security.
