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.
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.
This year’s annual COFACE Disability platform meeting aimed to bring together COFACE members and external partners to share diverse insights and experiences related to the inclusive transition of care services for persons with disabilities. It was hosted by Unapei in Paris.
This policy brief explores the role cross-country comparative data plays across Europe in achieving positive outcomes for families and society.
This coalition of civil society organisations calls for a strong, comprehensive, and human rights-based approach to the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Read our recommendations.
COFACE Families Europe and 51 European networks warn that the EU’s next budget may fall short of its ambitions to help deliver a fairer, more inclusive Europe. Following the initial proposals of the next budget by the European Commission, the coalition has released...
The European Commission has been collecting views on the upcoming Action Plan against Cyberbullying. The initiative aims to tackle the growing trend in abusive behaviours online and to create a coordinated EU approach that will support Member States through sharing...
National Caregivers Day 2025: Governments come and go, but carers remain... forgotten. This is the key message on the occasion of the 16th National Carers Day in France coming from the CIAAF alliance for family carers (Collectif Inter-Associatif des Aidants...
On 4 September 2025, the member organisation NOE (National Association of Large Families) held a full-day, free mini-conference in Budapest entitled “Fordulópont – Út a Megértéshez, a Tüskék Mögé Nézve” (“Turning Point – A Route to Understanding, Looking Beyond the Thorns”) aimed at parents raising adolescents.
Brussels, 17 September 2025 - Insights on Family Policies is published by the European Observatory on Family Policy, a joint initiative by COFACE Families Europe and Odisee University, presenting evidence in dossiers on integrated approaches to family support.
