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.
Since the introduction of the current mobile phone restrictions in Greek schools, COFACE member KMOP has conducted research on the impact of these measures on educators.
Bringing together members from across Europe, COFACE organised an online Migration Working Group meeting which explored how family organisations can strengthen the rights and participation of migrant, refugee and transnational families.
Unapei brought the realities of people with intellectual disabilities and their families directly to the European Commission, and the need to consider them not only within disability-specific policies, but also across wider discussions on employment, social protection, economic participation and public services.
As well as collecting data on families via different expert meetings (see the different meeting reports available on the website), COFACE actively builds bridges with research institutions through formal partnerships under Horizon Europe, and by advising different European research projects on work-life balance, the impact of digital transformations on children, early childhood education and care, long-term care and more. COFACE also supports academic institutions to build new research projects on social rights.
The Programmatic Updates on Phase III of the Preparatory Action to the Child Guarantee provide a snapshot and progress from March 2021 to November 2022 of the ongoing work in each of the 7 pilot countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Spain to test the European Child Guarantee.
In December 2022, as part of its Equality package, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation aimed at harmonising at EU level the rules of private international law relating to parenthood. In line with the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the proposal is focused on the best interests and the rights of the child.
Positive and inclusive classroom dynamics are every educator’s dream and what every student deserves. Through this e-learning course, discover useful insights into the causes, expression, and effects of bullying, as well as clear guidelines on how to prevent and tackle bullying in school communities.
On the 2nd of December 2022, the Commission, Council, and European Parliament agreed on the final text of the Consumer Credit Directive revision. Consumers will benefit from several improvements, but there is still room for future improvements and COFACE-Families Europe will continue to follow future developments.
Will a better understanding of families lead to improved welfare states? That’s the hope of a big new Horizon Europe research project, rEUsilience, in six European countries. In focusing especially on families that may not be able to respond and understand the conditions that make for familial resilience.
