Ahead of the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty on 17 October 2024, COFACE’s member, APF France Handicap, highlighted the severe poverty affecting people with disabilities, with 2 million living below the poverty line for life.
The rEUsilience project under Horizon Europe (with COFACE as an integral partner), has recently published on eligibility and benefit adequacy for families in the tax-benefit system.
In 2019, COFACE Families Europe mobilised voters locally through its member organisations (representing families of all types, without discrimination). These recommendations are addressed at EU-level policymakers in the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the EU, from whom we expect joint leadership to ensure tangible results for Europe’s citizens. It is on this basis that we have assessed the European Union’s work from 2019 to 2024, and how it contributes to achieving eight positive outcomes for families of today.
Forgotten, family carers lived through a major lack of recognition during this pandemic crisis.
Being stuck at home, everyone has now time to ponder and reflect whether this rat race even makes sense in the first place.
We live in a society which pays enormous attention to economic growth and the wellbeing of our economy.
