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COFACE’s mission is to contribute to better policy making at EU level to make a positive change in the lives of the millions of families living in Europe. To this end, our advocacy is organised in three areas of action:
Mainstreaming: Providing a voice for families in the EU political arena to mainstream the family perspective as far as possible. EU politics cannot disregard this fundamental part of the nature of being human.
Linking up: We strive to strengthen EU social and employment policies, ensuring links between local grassroots organisations, national family policies, and EU realities. We also facilitate links across EU countries, driving innovation through transnational exchanges.
Monitoring: We monitor the positive and negative impacts of EU policies and legislation beyond the social/family policy fields (see other policy fields on the website)
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In April 2017 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker presented a White Paper on the Future of Europe, including 5 possible scenarios for discussion at European and Member State levels (see here). In response, SDGWatch Europe (of which COFACE is member)…
There is an increased call for developing the social dimension of Europe to take into account the changing realities of Europe's societies and to address issues such as equal opportunities and gender equality, access to high quality education and the…
The annual review of Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) provides analytical support for EU and national policy actions in pursuit of the Europe 2020 employment and social objectives. It considers the latest available data and provides analysis of…
1 in 5 children in high-income countries lives in relative income poverty and an average of 1 in 8 faces food insecurity, according to the latest Report Card issued by the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti. Building the Future:…
The Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs - EPSCO Council - adopted conclusions calling on Member States to tackle childhood obesity by addressing both the lack of physical activity and unhealthy diets. EU countries are invited to promote physical…
The issue paper "Realising the right to family reunification of refugees in Europe" examines family reunification for refugees as a pressing human rights issue. Without it, refugees are denied their right to respect for family life, have vastly diminished integration prospects…
COFACE gathered key experts from Finland and other EU countries on work-life balance at an internal expert meeting organised on 8-9 June in Helsinki. Our member Väestöliitto hosted the meeting, and provided different inputs, including their recently adopted position: “Family…
The annual event of the ESF Transnational Platform took place in Brussels on 1 and 2 June, bringing together delegates from 26 EU Member States from ESF Managing Authorities, Intermediate Bodies, social partners, non-governmental organisations and projects – as well…
COFACE Families Europe and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals The historic adoption of the Sustainable Development Agenda in September 2015, with 17 global goals at its core, was an important step for COFACE Families Europe. Since then we have strived…
COFACE Families Europe has joined a coalition of unions, anti-poverty organisations and environmental NGOs committed to join efforts to fight energy poverty and defend the right to renewable energy for all. The figures on energy poverty in Europe are sobering.…
On 26 April 2017, the European Commission launched a Work-Life Balance Package, composed of a Communication and a proposal for a Directive to “support work-life balance for parents and carers”. These were part of the broader launch of the European…
To our Brussels-based European civil society friends, we recommend you take a look at the work of a local NGO called Tandem. It is an initiative set up to help and support refugees and asylum-seekers residing in Belgium. Their aim…
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