Europe
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)
RELATED NEWS:
On 26 February 2019 the presidents and chairmen of the five member associations of the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) met for a constructive discussion with Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The dialogue focused on questions relating to support…
French organisation Unapei, a network of 550 associations committed to build a supportive and inclusive society, have launched a variety of tools ahead of the European elections to inform persons with intellectual disabilities and their relatives about: The deadline to…
The Belgian League of Families in Flanders, Gezinsbond, finds that caring families have waited long enough and has launched a petition against the long waiting lists to access support. In principle, all persons with disabilities are entitled to a budget…
Did you know the European Elections are happening in May 2019? Since 1979 European citizens can cast their votes and directly vote for the national representatives in the European Parliament. The last, historically low, turnout of 42,6% in 2014 clearly…
In the month of February COFACE Families Europe attended two important events on poverty and family policies: the 15th Fourth World People’s University and the 14th Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) Network Meeting. The Fourth World…
The month of February has seen progress on the Work-Life Balance (WLB) Directive. This Directive is the first proposal that follows the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in November 2017, which aims to develop a robust social…
Brussels, 21 February 2019, MEDIA RELEASE #AllFamiliesSpeakOut Speech by COFACE President, Annemie Drieskens, on the occasion of the European Economic and Social Committee event: “Civil Society for rEUnaissance” Thank you to European Economic and Social Committee President Luca Jahier for…
Brussels, 24 January 2019, MEDIA RELEASE EU strengthens social rights for families ahead of uncertain future After 5 months of trilogues on the EU work-life balance directive, the co-legislators have reached a provisional agreement. What is left of the original…
We at COFACE Families Europe have a busy year ahead. We hope to see many of your at our public event in Helsinki on 3-4th October. Save the dates 22nd February, Brussels, Belgium: Communications seminar (internal) 13-14th March, Dublin, Ireland:…
The use of parental leave by fathers notably varies between countries. However, the underlying reasons for cross-country differences have not been explicitly studied. In a recent article, researchers Eleonora Mussino, Jussi Tervola and Ann-Zofie Duvander used migration between Finland and…
As from 1 January 2019 a new law on family benefits came into effect in Austria. Under this new rule EU citizens working in Austria with children residing in another EU country face an indexation of family benefits and family…
On the 16th January, the European Parliament plenary adopted in Strasbourg the Report prepared by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in the European budget for 2021-2027. The Parliament Report, with its 160…
| Contact the secretariat: Rue de Londres 17,1050 Brussels, Belgium +32 2 500 56 90 - secretariat@coface-eu.org | Review our PRIVACY POLICY |
|---|
COFACE Families Europe is supported by the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) This website is produced with the support of the European Commission but does not necessarily express its views - Copyright © 2016 COFACE Families Europe aisbl - All Rights Reserved