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.
On this 2026 International Women’s Day, COFACE Families Europe highlights key recommendations to move towards gender equal labour markets, and calls on the EU to adopt a European Work-life balance day on 20th March every year.
Antonia Torrens, COFACE Families Europe president, has been invited to join a special panel to advise President Ursula von der Leyen on child safety online and potential age limits for social media platforms in Europe.
COFACE member organisation the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability (NPSPD) in Malta has recently marked an important milestone in its psychosocial support work, while also preparing new initiatives for the months ahead.
We, the undersigned organisations representing employment, the social economy, philanthropy, social inclusion, fight against poverty, equality, carers, and public services and workers in those services, across the European Union, write to you with urgency and conviction.
Update on protection of minors online moving forward at different levels in the EU.
Fundação LIGA signs a Climate Pact of Portuguese Foundations
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.
