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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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It’s in your hands – the fate of working parents and carers across Europe depends on you Time for the EPSCO Council to adopt a position on the EU Work-Life Balance directive Brussels, 18 June 2018 Dear Ministers, We represent,…
It is now a matter of days, the 28 EU Member States are getting closer to an agreement and the Council of Ministers will position itself at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council on 21 June.…
Europe today is facing a twin challenge: rising inequality and a dangerously warming world. Linked to both, energy poverty – due to low incomes, high energy prices and low-quality housing stock – is on the rise. A European coalition of…
COFACE Families Europe conference, co-hosted with the City of Graz, the Province of Styria and KFO under the Austrian EU-Presidency Graz, Austria, 4-5 October 2018 Building sustainable and future-proof education systems: How can families contribute to a paradigm shift? Concept…
On 2nd May the European Commission launched a public consultation in 23 languages on the measures proposed in the Council Recommendation on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (2016/C 67/01) and on their implementation. The aim…
Ahead of a dedicated EU Summit in Sibiu, Romania, and the European elections in 2019, national leaders agreed on a Leaders' Agenda on pressing issues and challenges where solutions are needed. This is not about drafting EU rules and regulations.…
The month of May has seen progress for the Work-Life Balance Directive: - Council of Ministers: it is now a matter of days, the Member States may be getting closer to an agreement and Council may position itself at the…
On the International Day of Families 2018, the United Nations celebrated families and inclusive societies, highlighting the role of families and family policies in advancing Sustainable Development. Many COFACE members got involved in the festivities by organising different activities. Discover…
The Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) calls on the members of the German Federal government to revise the draft law on the reunification of refugee families and not to agree on the restriction of reunification. According to AGF, instead…
On the 26th of April, the European Commission, European Parliament and European Council reached an preliminary agreement on the main rules of the Audio Visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), under revision for the last several years. COFACE Families Europe has…
COFACE Families Europe welcomes the recent developments on Early Childhood Education and care, namely the recent European Commission stocktaking report on the Barcelona objectives, the proposal for a Council Recommendation on quality ECEC and the upcoming Council conclusions on Early…
The EESC celebrated its 60th anniversary on 24 May with a debate on the future of Europe at the European Parliament. Speaking at the special commemorative plenary, President Luca Jahier highlighted the milestones in the EESC's history and recalled its…
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