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In December 2024, the EPSCO Council adopted conclusions on "strengthening women’s and girls’ mental health by promoting gender equality." They contain a strong family dimension.
COFACE Families Europe is looking for a Communication and events intern from March to December 2025 COFACE Families Europe is a pluralistic network of family organisations representing the interest of all types of families in Europe, without discrimination. We are...
As part of the European Semester, the Joint Employment Report 2025 emphasises that participation in ECEC under three is improving but at a very low pace, calling for renewed efforts in line with the European Child Guarantee, the European Care Strategy and the Council Recommendation on ECEC.
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA, held their first joint high-level conference on financial education and literacy on 1 and 2 February 2022. The conference gathered high-level government representatives as well as experts from public authorities, academia, NGOs, consumer associations, and the industry.
The parent-child relationship has changed significantly in the last two decades with the advent of the digital age, even more since the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and the general perception is that technology has caused a...
As a parent and child safety expert, I see great value in how the internet can help children grow. Finding relevant information can be transformational but it’s important that this is done in a way that is safe, protects their privacy, and puts minors in control of their data.
Lunches4Kids won second prize in the category “Public Sphere” out of almost 270 projects from the Association of Social Responsibility, which is the largest initiative for corporate social responsibility and UN Sustainable Development Goals in Czechia.
Dr. (Mrs) Antonia Torrens, Vice-President of COFACE, speaker at the 11th international conference organized by ASPE in Athens.
The EU's top court has ruled that same-sex parents and their children must be recognised as a family in all member states.
