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Principle 18 of the European Pillar of Social Rights stresses: the right to affordable long-term care services of good quality, in particular homecare and community-based services. Since its adoption in 2017, the European Union has been looking more intensively at the topic of Long-Term Care (LTC), most notably with the adoption in 2022 of the European Care Strategy and the Council Recommendation on Long-Term Care. In this important time, COFACE Disability Platform launch this thematic note to spark the debate on the diversity of family carers. While the lion’s share of family carers are currently of working age and need urgent actions to support them.

Nov 23, 2023 | 2 min read

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Report of the European Observatory on Family Policy: Towards greater family policy integration across Europe

Families with young children have complex necessities in the period before the start of compulsory schooling. Often, these needs cannot be reduced to educational, healthcare or caregiving demands alone.This comparative report aims to investigate possible responses to multisectoral needs of households by providing an overview of the current alignment and coordination between complementary services and policy areas in four European countries (Finland, Germany, Italy, and Poland) and the Belgian region of Flanders.

Nov 13, 2023 | 3 min read

Policy Briefs Publications

POLICY BRIEF. A families-sensitive approach in European and national measures to tackle energy poverty

The EU and its governments must act swiftly for a families-sensitive approach to energy policy and planning. This includes integrated policy solutions that combine energy and social policies - these are vital in addressing the multifaceted nature of energy poverty....

Sep 19, 2023 | 3 min read

#WorkLifeBalance Reports

EU Work-life Balance Directive transposition in action: A mixed picture

This new report presents the findings of COFACE Families Europe’s transposition assessment carried out together with national experts from 10 Member States representing a geographical and welfare mix: Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Spain.

Oct 10, 2022 | 3 min read

Publications Reports Uncategorized

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Key findings: Building family-friendly workplaces

In June 2022, COFACE and Pro Parents Netherlands organised an Expert meeting on gender equality, sustainability and workplace well-being.

Jul 14, 2022 | 2 min read

Annual Reports Publications

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 – Sustainable solutions to help families and the economy bounce back

2021 was not an easy year for families, the pandemic was a harsh reality for civil society and for families all over Europe. At COFACE, riven by our 2030 Child compass and our new strategic framework we defined our focus to support families to bounce back from the Covid-19 crisis.

We harnessed the full potential of technologies and developed our European Family Lab further as a strong and innovative tool to reach out to families and build bridges between family professionals.

Jun 7, 2022 | 1 min read

#BeTheSHIFT Position papers Publications

New Deal for Families of Today: Easy-to-read version

We are an organisation that works for the rights of all families in Europe since 1958. In short, we are called ‘COFACE’. We wrote this easy-to-read booklet to talk about our aims for 2020-2024.

May 10, 2022 | 1 min read

Publications Reports Uncategorized

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Key findings on large families

Using the COFACE Child Compass as a starting point, we organised a European expert meeting in Ljubljana in March 2022 focused on the features of large families and the challenges they experience in Europe today, taking stock of the situation in different countries and collecting good practices.

Apr 14, 2022 | 2 min read

News Publications Reports

Key Findings: Study session on parent-child relationships in the digital era

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...

Feb 5, 2022 | 2 min read

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Thematic Note on Ageing Family Carers

Report of the European Observatory on Family Policy: Towards greater family policy integration across Europe

Key findings: Building family-friendly workplaces

Key findings on large families

Key Findings: Study session on parent-child relationships in the digital era

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