The Associació Salut i Família has been promoting for more than twenty years the creation of free service exchange networks between people who live and / or work in the same neighborhood, town or city. These networks for the exchange of services, skills, knowledge and relationships between people take the hour of time as a unit of value and exchange.
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European Pillar of Social Rights action plan: turning principles into action
Brussels, 7th March 2021 First impressions by Elizabeth Gosme, Director of COFACE Families Europe Twenty principles, three headline 2030 targets, a revised EU Social Scoreboard, a clear timeline of initiatives, and a shared political commitment and responsibility from...
OPINION: Extraordinary COVID-19 parental leave for all European parents during confinement?
Families around Europe live the same difficulties. They should unite in a same demand: parental leave for working parents during the confinement.
OPINION: A time of transitions, experiments and reinvention? Notes from Brussels in lockdown.
We at COFACE are part of this imposed experiment with the Brussels-based team, through decentralised working, agreeing on key tasks to be achieved over the next month, and using technology to connect bilaterally or with the full team.
OPINION: Time for an economy which cares!
We live in a society which pays enormous attention to economic growth and the wellbeing of our economy.
COFACE Assessment of EU work-life balance directive
New social rights, consolidation of existing social rights, and some missed opportunities COFACE assessment of the EU work-life balance directive The agreement on the EU Work-Life Balance Directive on 24th January 2019, its adoption by the European Parliament...
Families on the Edge: The EU urgently needs to address the work-life balance needs of women and men
Girls outperform boys in school but they are under-represented where big decisions are taken. Women earn 16% less than men on average in the EU and when they get older, their pension is 39% lower than men’s. We all keep repeating this every year but the situation does...