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.
The European Union’s Action Plan on Basic Skills, published in March 2025, identifies parental disengagement as one of the contributing factors to the decline in foundational skills across Member States.
A newly published working paper by rEUsilience takes a closer look at how EU and national policies can better support family resilience through practical and research-informed reforms.
European Commission Executive Vice-President Mînzatu has recently responded to a written question concerning how the EU is addressing the growing need for long-term care (LTC).
This recommendations of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children’s (Alliance) focus on consolidating the European Child Guarantee, European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, and the future EU budget (2028-2035). We advocate for a bold, integrated, and adequately funded approach to eradicate child poverty.
FIAPAS (COFACE Disability member) is running the Programme for Auditory Accessibility and Access to Information and Communication for People with Hearing Impairments (2025). Various resources have been published (in Spanish) within the framework of this Programme which are aimed at eliminating the barriers faced by deaf people.
Comparative Analysis of the Alignment of Existing Youth Policies with the Needs of Young People from Single-Parent and One-Parent Families in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia.
