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.
We are pleased to highlight the recent work of our member organisation CNAFAL, which contributed to an ambitious national project “Raising awareness and improving access to sustainable consumption for everyone, everywhere"
Our member organisation, the Network of European LGBTIQ* Families Associations (NELFA), has published its response to the European Commission’s new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy.
The 12th edition of the Joint ESAs Consumer Protection Day (JECPD) was held on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 in Riga, Latvia. Martin Schmalzried from COFACE-Families Europe attended this event, representing the interests of families from across Europe in accessing affordable, accessible and quality financial services.
COFACE-Families Europe member organisation Pro Parents recently took part in the TOPX Network Summit 2025
A COFACE Families Europe member, The Isadora Duncan Foundation organized the 1st Global Symposium on Single-Parent Families, which took place in the city of León.
The European Parliament has adopted a report on the EU Disability Strategy post-2025. The text was adopted on 27 November 2025. It includes a chapter on families.
