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.
Strengthening basic skills - literacy, mathematics, science, digital competencies and citizenship - is key to preparing pupils for their future. These five basic skills support individuals in developing critical thinking, engaging with their communities, staying healthy, adapting to a rapidly changing job market, and navigating today's complexities, including digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI).
On 28 January in Naples, COFACE member CSB Onlus gathered with local partners to reflect on the progress of the international project Engaging Men in Nurturing Care (EMiNC) and to discuss how to continue supporting fathers in early childhood development.
We are pleased to share the recent work of our COFACE families europe member, AGF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Familienorganisationen). The publication “Families and climate: Socio-ecological challenges and perspectives for family action” is an in-depth study of integrating climate action and family policy.
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.
Fostering inclusive learning environments: Strategies for Supporting Parenting Students in Higher Education. This is the name of an Erasmus+ project which aimed to reduce barriers to education for students with childcare responsibilities. They published a TOOLBOX with tools to help education institutions create inclusive learning environments for young parents studying in higher education.
On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the European Parliament adopted its position on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy of the European Commission. The report sends a strong political signal to the Commission: the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy must be ambitious, comprehensive, and firmly grounded in human rights.
Families are often judged before they are supported. When difficulties arise, the question is rarely what does this family need? but rather what went wrong? Child–family separation is still too often treated as an inevitable solution, when in many cases it is the outcome of poverty, isolation, migration or lack of accessible support.
