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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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Brussels, 12th June 2019 As the first legislative proposal to follow the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in November 2017, the Work-Life Balance Directive is an important stepping stone in the consolidation of existing rights and the…
The European Elections are over and the results have everyone talking. While some countries are still counting officially, major conclusions can already be drawn from the provisional results. A huge surge for the Greens was the headline across Europe. They…
On the 15th of May, International Day of Families, ATD Fourth World, representing people experiencing poverty in more than 30 countries worldwide, issued its Recommendations ‘Towards a Europe that Leaves No One Behind!’. This comes as a follow-up of the…
The Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth (ACIG) is an action-oriented platform bringing together civil society organisations and policymakers to discuss how to achieve truly inclusive growth. Its fourth edition took place in Brussels on 20 May 2019, with different COFACE…
On 13 May 2019, COFACE delegates attended the annual Work Forum on The United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) implementation in the EU. The Work Forum aims at ensuring that the Convention is fully implemented…
COFACE took the initiative to co-organise a workshop with Eurocarers on the use of European Structural and Investment Funds to support family/informal carers. The workshop took place on 21st May in Brussels in the framework of the ESF Transnational Platform…
The European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular the European Social Fund, have a crucial role to play in supporting Member-State action. The European Commission has published a selection of best practice examples taken from the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020…
Our assessment of the EU work-life balance directive published in March has been used to trigger discussions in different circles and at different levels. COFACE members are now invited to assess the impact of the directive in their respective countries.…
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Brussels, 15 May 2019, MEDIA RELEASE #AllFamiliesSpeakOut On the International Day of Families 2019, COFACE Families Europe calls on its members and partners to mobilise massively for the European elections to safeguard a social, inclusive and democratic Europe. We are…
In 2018 COFACE Families Europe celebrated its 60th anniversary. In 1958, a year after the creation of the European Economic Community, family organisations joined forces and started defending the family as a consumer-unit in Europe! The years to follow COFACE…
A European Parliament which promotes respect of human rights is….like: Mozzarella on your pizza Eggs in your pasta carbonara Mayo on your chips Cheese in your “raclette” Butter and roasted onions on your špalíčky Chocolate on your churros Feta in…
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