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.
30+ participants from 15 European countries came together online on 15th September 2026 to strengthen cooperation, share experiences and put single-parent families higher on the European policy agenda.
On 13 July 2026, the co-chairs of the EU special panel on child safety online presented their report with recommendations to protect and empower minors in a digital world.
We are pleased to highlight the work of COFACE member Step by Step, which is involved in a new podcast series, NextGen Parenting. It is part of a new European initiative funded by the Erasmus+ programme and developed in partnership with organisations from different countries across Europe.
This initiative is designed to empower parents and educators to better navigate the digital world, fight gender stereotypes, and address different forms of violence in the digital age.
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.
The Spanish member organisation FAMS (Federación de Asociaciones de Madres Solteras) has published a new study examining the relationship between single-parenthood and gender-based violence, with a specific focus on women-led single-parent families in Spain.
The COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families has carried out a review of EU policies in the fields of employment and work-life balance, to assess whether they provide for targeted measures in support to working parents with disabilities. We had the pleasure of discussing the results of the review with Kamil Goungor from the European Network for Independent Living.
The European Parliament has set out its priorities for the EU Disability Rights Strategy 2021-2030, following a debate and a vote on a related own-initiative report.
The European Care Alliance is a group of 20+ civil society organisations and social economy organisations representing and supporting persons with disabilities, persons in need of care, and their families, service providers in the long-term care sector, health and social partners. It was set up in January 2024 to support implementation of the European Care Strategy.
COFACE Families Europe’s Belgian member organisation Ouders voor Inclusie has launched a new podcast series.
