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News
Response to European Commission proposal for an EU KIDS Act
COFACE Families Europe is part of a European coalition led by 5Rights, which advocates for child rights online. This is a collective of human rights, family and children’s rights organisations across Europe, which together commends the EU KIDS Act proposal.
WOMEN FOR WOMEN develops resources to help children navigate parental divorce
COFACE Families Europe member WOMEN FOR WOMEN in Czech Republic has developed new educational materials to help children understand and navigate their parents’ divorce.
French organisations call for stronger support for family carers ahead of the 2027 presidential election
COFACE Families Europe members UNAF, UNAPEI and APF France handicap involved in a joint call are urging candidates in France’s 2027 presidential election to make concrete commitments to support family carers and the people they care for.
Events
Campaigns
Reflecting disability rights in broader European socio-economic policies
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.
EU launches consultation on bringing people excluded from the labour market into work
The European Commission has launched a first-stage consultation with European social partners on possible new EU action to help people who face significant barriers to entering or returning to the labour market. The initiative, announced as part of the Commission’s...
Projects
COFACE Families Europe builds projects with its members (NGOs) and partners (research and policy), in order to deepen our actions in specific domains and strengthen the research-policy-practice triangle.
By building partnerships between practitioners, policy-makers and research institutions, we aim to support evidence-based practice and policy-making. We have been involved with a wide range of European projects, as both advisory board members and impact managers, funded by Erasmus+, Horizon 2020 and the European Research Council. We use the research to feed into EU and national policies under review and under preparation, and disseminate the results to our wide network of family organisations, inserting the research into practice via different programmes to support families which are run by COFACE members.
Opinions
OPINION: When family carers step in, who steps up for them?
I don’t exactly remember the moment I became a carer. There was no conversation, no handbook.
OPINION – Creating the conditions for families to thrive
Families are under enormous pressure in today’s society. This is not simply about individual choices or a lack of resilience, but about the conditions in which families are expected to manage everyday life.
Media Releases
CALL TO ACTION: Supporting a relative with a disability
To celebrate United Nations’ International Day of Care and Support, COFACE Families Europe and the KMOP Education Hub are pleased to launch a new free guide for family carers of persons with disabilities.
Preventing Family Poverty: A pillar of social and economic resilience
For the International Day of Families 2026, COFACE Families Europe calls on its members and partners to support implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, to drive real change for families in poverty and at risk of poverty.
The Artificial Intelligence Act is failing European families: Experts convene in Athens to call for a family-centred approach to AI
Hosted by COFACE Families Europe and KMOP, European and international community leaders and AI experts from 20+ countries met in Athens on 17th March to take stock of the state of play of artificial intelligence today, while also looking towards the future and its impact on families.