COFACE wants to shape a healthy and safe environment fit for families and their children and has the ambition to build a child compass 2030 to better respect the rights…
Europe
30Sep 20
08Sep 20
Paternity leave: Petition for 15 weeks in Belgium
Two weeks to become a parent is little, too little. In Belgium, fathers are entitled to 2 weeks of leave following the birth of a child and mothers to a…
07Sep 20
Have your say in EU public consultations – where to start?
You can start by the European Commission website here by putting key words in the search engine. Some consultations are open to individuals while others maybe be more targeted at…
07Sep 20
Response to COFACE Open Letter from European Parliament President Sassoli
On the 19th of May COFACE Families Europe issued an open letter to Presidents of the EU Council, Commission and Parliament, calling for mobilization of current and upcoming EU Funds…
27Jul 20
OECD Working paper on vulnerable families
OECD Social, Employment and Migration has a working papers series which is designed to be make available to a wider readership selected labour market, social policy and migration studies prepared…
13Jul 20
Update on EU Child Guarantee: latest developments
The European Commission has committed to propose a Child Guarantee policy instrument in 2021, most probably in the form of a Council recommendation. This policy instrument will provide further guidance…
13Jul 20
Response to COFACE Open Letter from European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
On the 19th of May COFACE Families Europe issued an open letter to Presidents of the EU Council, Commission and Parliament, calling for mobilization of current and upcoming EU Funds…
08Jul 20
COFACE Families Europe Annual Report 2019 is out!
An annual report is always a good opportunity to reflect about the past and prepare for the future. The 2019 report shows clearly the wide range of expertise of…
08Jul 20
Explore our new videos on YouTube
After joining Instagram last year, COFACE Families Europe attended to the next social media channel – YouTube. We started collecting our creative videos already 4 years ago mainly on financial…
23Jun 20
EIGE report: Eligibility for parental leave in the EU
Earlier this year the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has published a study which provides eligibility rates for each of the Member States and an overview of the main…
