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.
OPINION - Legalising surrogacy in Europe: a basic right any parent should have access to It is true that in most European Nations, Surrogacy is a complex and controversial subject. But what is surrogacy ? The European Union has not set a universal definition...
COFACE member organisation the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability (NPSPD) in Malta has recently marked an important milestone in its psychosocial support work, while also preparing new initiatives for the months ahead.
For the first time in Italy, on 27th of January 2026, hundreds of family carers gathered in the streets of Rome calling for a law that ensures economic security, prevents social isolation, and establishes structured protections for caregivers.
On Safer Internet Day, COFACE Families Europe has signed two open letters calling for robust legislation to tackle child sexual abuse and to prohibit nudifying tools.
COFACE member organisation Udruga roditelja Korak po korak (Parents’ Association “Step by step”) has published the second edition of the newsletter for the SCHOOLinHUB project, highlighting recent progress and key developments.
COFACE member organisation LEAP Ireland has shared a 60 second video capturing key moments from its recent Leadership for Inclusion Series in Galway, which ran over six months and concluded earlier this year.
