One of the roles of the COFACE Families Europe network is to build bridges between EU and national level actions, to help support a cohesive and strong Europe.
Women, Care and Artificial Intelligence Save the date! Date: 15th October 9.30-11.00 CET Speakers: Camila Rodrigues, President of Mulheres a Obra, Portugal Valentina...
The European Observatory on Family Policy is organising an interactive webinar to showcase the Finnish Family Centre model, a European good practice in providing integrated, holistic support for families. Find out more here.
Civil society coalition calls on Metsola to address rise in discriminatory rhetoric in the European Parliament A broad coalition of civil society organisations sent...
The Social Package launched by the European Commission on 6 May included the unveiling of the European Union’s first Anti-Poverty Strategy.
The Family Federation of Finland Väestöliitto, a COFACE member organisation, has presented the “Baby Fund”, a research-based family policy proposal that is unique at the international level.
Key actions to support familiesEuropean Child Guarantee CardConsultation of European social partners on possible EU action to support the activation of persons...
For about 15 years, I was active at the National Disability Observatory established by the Ministry of Welfare, and I must say that I found it very frustrating to work on the “restructuring plan” that never came into effect in those 15 years.
Parental leave policies are often seen as an important tool for promoting gender equality, supporting families and improving work-life balance. Yet a new policy brief from the COST Action Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainability (Sustainability@Leave), argues that formal rights alone are not enough to ensure equal outcomes.
