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 Families Europe is part of a European coalition led by 5Rights, which advocates for child rights online. This is a collective of human rights, family and children’s rights organisations across Europe, which together commends the EU KIDS Act proposal.
COFACE Families Europe member WOMEN FOR WOMEN in Czech Republic has developed new educational materials to help children understand and navigate their parents’ divorce.
COFACE Families Europe members UNAF, UNAPEI and APF France handicap involved in a joint call are urging candidates in France’s 2027 presidential election to make concrete commitments to support family carers and the people they care for.
In July 2026, the Commission adopted a Communication on the European Pillar of Social Rights, renewing its commitment to Social Europe ahead of the Pillar's 10th anniversary in 2027.
COFACE Families Europe has contributed to the Call for Evidence on the Quality Jobs Act. This initiative, announced in the 2025 State of the Union and the 2026 Commission Work Programme, aims to address new realities for workers in the modern economy. Working...
Familles de France has called for a national debate to rethink France’s family policy system.
The statement comes after a recent report from the General Inspectorate of Finance and the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs, which proposes several billion euros in savings on family support programmes.
On 29 September 2026, COFACE members came together online to discuss how civil society organisations can help families better understand what is happening in the European Parliament, and how can the European Parliament better hear and respond to the realities of...
The European Commission has proposed a new Affordable Housing Act to support Member States and local authorities in addressing housing affordability and availability in areas facing the greatest pressures.
I don’t exactly remember the moment I became a carer. There was no conversation, no handbook.
