I am in self-isolation writing from my home, with my two daughters interrupting now and then to bring me coffee, asking me questions, telling me stories, teaching me things. My 9-year old often gives me life hack tips based on…
The European Commission is using the start of this new political cycle in the European Union to assess the effectiveness of the current framework for economic and fiscal surveillance. To this end, an Economic Governance Review was launched in the…
On 26th of February the European Commission published the 2020 Country Reports in the framework of the European Semester process, which guide Member States by fostering investment, structural reforms, and responsible fiscal policies. Country Reports take stock of the general…
Six organisations in Europe, including COFACE members KMOP (Greece) and Parents’ Association Step by Step (Croatia), have started a new European initiative focusing on enhancing the social inclusion of low-income single parents. The 2 -year (2019-2021) project is called ParentBank…
The ASOCIACIÓN SALUD y FAMILIA from Spain (COFACE member) has developed an innovative solution B-resol which gives adults the ability to know as soon as possible, manage and document all these types of conflicts…before it’s too late. Asociación Salud y…
“This is a man's world, this is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl”, used to sing James Brown in one of his most famous songs. These lyrics, in reverse, can easily…
On the 30th and 31st of January, the European Commission hosted the 2020 edition of the European Consumer Summit. Commissioner for Justice and Consumers Didier Reynders opened the event with a speech insisting on the importance of consumer confidence, linked…
In workplaces we need more fathers to take long family leaves: periods that last several months, or even half a year − or up to one year. The Equality and Fathers Project (2019-2021) in Finland aims at strengthening parenthood and…
While I’m writing this article, more than one million children and adults are compelled to live in large residential settings, isolated from the rest of society. There, they lack control over the simplest things in life, such as the food…
The Association of German Family Organisations (COFACE member) has developed a discussion paper reflecting on questions regarding digitalisation for different areas of life from the point of view of families. It takes a lifecycle perspective to discuss the consequences of…
More than a quarter of all children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In 2015 the European Parliament called for a child guarantee that would help ensure that every child in Europe at risk of…
Many same-sex couples and their children are not allowed to legally establish their familial links due to certain legal systems in some Europe countries. A new report by NELFA (COFACE member) aims to answer the question if EU law can…
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