COFACE working group on migration
7 October 2026
9.30-12.30 CET
Working group meeting
COFACE Families Europe is hosting an online working group meeting on migration and families.
This will include representatives of migrant families as well as organisations supporting families in migration.
It will take place on Wednesday 7th October from 9.30-12.30 CET and will focus on EU developments related to migration and families, on the work of COFACE members in different countries (with a spotlight on Finland and Germany), and also host a discussion on the realities of transnational families building on the results of the Trafady project.
Working language of the meeting: English.
Joint statements co-signed by COFACE with European and international organisations
2025 More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected
2025 Three years since the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive: from emergency to longer-term solutions
2023 NGOs mark one year since activation of the Temporary Protection Directive and call for continued support to refugees from Ukraine
Further reading
2026 Policy Brief on transnational family dynamics and the EU Pact on Migration & Asylum | COFACE Families Europe
2026 Rights of binational and bicultural families – open letter to Members of European Parliament | COFACE Families Europe
2024 COFACE working group on transnational families | COFACE Families Europe
2019 Building inclusive societies: Time for respect of human rights! | COFACE Families Europe
Safe and inclusive activities in COFACE
As a European civil society network dedicated to the values of non-discrimination, gender equality and equality and social inclusion, COFACE and its representatives must practice its values within all operations and activities, both internally within the secretariat and the network and externally when representing COFACE. In 2025, COFACE Families Europe adopted a Common Reference Framework for safe an inclusive activities. You can read it here in English and French, and here in Easy-to-Read language. Please know that we provide a safe space for all types of families without discrimination, and foster pluralistic discussions which acknowledge different viewpoints. It is important that all participants in COFACE activities fully respect these values, acting respectfully, and contributing to creating a safe space for all. If you wish to draw our attention to any difficult situations experienced during a COFACE activity, please write to us using the complaints form.
