Here you will see news from Europe, from civil society, from research, highlighting emerging trends from local to international level relevant for families of today.
COFACE member organisation UNAF - Unión de Asociaciones Familiares has developed a practical guide to support families in preventing the excessive or harmful use of technology.
The European Parliament established the Interest Group on Civil Society Organisations in October 2025. It brings together Members of the European Parliament from across political groups.
We are delighted to welcome Jasmin to the COFACE network. Since 2018, her mission has been to create movement-friendly learning environments that foster inclusion and social equity.
This position paper aims to contribute to the current discussion on introducing and enforcing age restrictions for children and young people accessing social media, as a means of better protecting them from online risks.
On the 15th and 22nd of March 2026, in France, the new municipality’ elections took place. Our COFACE member, APF France handicap, mobilised to call for a more inclusive and accessible society for all residents.
COFACE Families Europe attended the closing event of the Erasmus+ FEM-MIAS project in Brussels, entitled “Heading for the Future”. COFACE member Mulheres à Obra was core member of the project, representing thousands of women in Portugal including mumpreneurs.
In May 2026, the European Commission is set to launch the first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, a long-awaited milestone for the Union’s social agenda. However, in the face of the EU’s failure to consider poverty in newly adopted frameworks, the Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy urges the Commission to ensure the strategy is ambitious, human-rights based, and backed by adequate funding.
Hosted by COFACE Families Europe and KMOP, 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.
The next European Union (EU) long-term budget has the potential to invest in all children, everywhere – by tackling child poverty and upholding their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – ensuring these rights are protected, respected, and actively promoted. As organisations working on children’s rights, we call on the EU to invest in all children, everywhere. Read the recommendations of the Child Rights Action Group.
