Articles
About Articles

Here you will find articles with in-depth, reflective or explanatory content which will help to deepen your understanding of families and social rights.

#WorkLifeBalanceArticlesNews
White background, with Commission logo and title of the consultation: First-phase consultation of social partners under Article 154 TFEU on possible EU action on activation of persons facing significant barriers to enter the labour market
EU launches consultation on bringing people excluded from the labour market into work

EU launches consultation on bringing people excluded from the labour market into work

The European Commission has launched a first-stage consultation with European social partners on possible new EU action to help people who face significant barriers to entering or returning to the labour market. The initiative, announced as part of the Commission’s...

Read More

ArticlesNews
The flag of the European Union
Supporting families: central component of the European Semester

Supporting families: central component of the European Semester

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.

Read More

ArticlesNews
Children eating their school lunch together.
Lunch as a ticket into the classroom: new survey in Czechia shows children risk social exclusion without shared school meals

Lunch as a ticket into the classroom: new survey in Czechia shows children risk social exclusion without shared school meals

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.

Read More