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Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment

Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment

Hosted by COFACE Families Europe and KMOP in Athens (Greece), and welcomed by a high-level panel including Dimitris Papastergiou (Minister of Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic), European and international community leaders and AI experts from 20+ countries met in Athens on 17th March to take stock of the state of play of artificial intelligence today, while also looking towards the future and its impact on families.

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COFACE brings voice of families to high-level debate in Brussels

COFACE brings voice of families to high-level debate in Brussels

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?

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COFACE member UNAF welcomes vote on new birth leave in France

COFACE member UNAF welcomes vote on new birth leave in France

On 18 November 2025, the French National Assembly voted in favour of creating a new birth leave as part of the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2026. The measure marks an important step forward for families in France and a major advocacy success for UNAF (Union nationale des associations familiales), a member organisation of COFACE Families Europe, which has been calling for this reform for more than ten years.

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