European Institutions
In this page we will display all the activities done in the framework of the European institutions which affects directly or indirectly all families in Europe.
Resolution (93) 38 on relations between the Council of Europe and Non – Governmental Organisations (1993)
Resolution (2003) 9 Status of partnership between the Council of Europe and Non – Governmental Organisations (2003)
FAFCE celebra en la UCAM los próximos días 2 a 4 de mayo un simposium internacional sobre las redes de familias
27 de Abril 2023, FAFCE celebra en la UCAM los próximos días 2 a 4 de mayo un simposium internacional sobre las redes de familias Durante los próximos dias 2 a 4 de Mayo
Upcoming FAFCE 2023 Spring Board Meeting in Murcia (2-4 May 2023)
27 April 2023, Next week the Presidents and Delegates of FAFCE Member and Associated Organisations will gather in Murcia (Spain), for their biannual Board Meeting, from the 2nd to the 4th of May. For
FAFCE President contributes to ‘The Family as a Relational Good: The Challenge of Love’ publication by the Pontifical Academy Of Social Sciences
21 April 2023, The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences published a common contribution of stakeholders that attented its 2022 Plenary Session, to which Vincenzo Bassi, FAFCE President, contributed. The Plenary session focused in 2022
FAFCE contribution to the European Commission’s initiative on “Defending European Democracy”
14th of April 2023, FAFCE welcomed the initiative of the European Commission on “Defending European Democracy” “to strengthen resilience to covert foreign interference in our democratic life and encourage civic engagement in our democracies”
INVITATION | Congress on “HUMANAE VITAE, the audacity of an encyclical on sexuality and procreation”
13th of April 2023, The Jérôme Lejeune International Chair in Bioethics, in partnership with FAFCE, other organisations and various universities, is organizing a major Congress on “HUMANAE VITAE, the audacity of an encyclical on
FAFCE Easter Newsletter 🌼 | In the joy of the Resurrection
5th of April 2023, Dear Friends, Our Federation will celebrate Easter this week, together with Christians families from all over the world. Renewed in in our mission, we will continue our work for our
INVITATION | International Congress in Murcia: Family Networks for the Future of Europe
The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) and the Catholic University Saint Anthony of Murcia (UCAM) are happy to invite you to the International Congress on Family networks:
CONFERENCE INVITATION | Work and loneliness: Quality resting time for an improved mental health of workers
CONFERENCE INVITATION On the occasion of the 2023 European Day for a Work-free Sunday on March 3, the European Sunday Alliance recalled the urgent need for synchronised quality and social resting time
Our support to families in Ukraine: Thank you for your donations!
30 March 2023, In the aftermath of the war escalation in Ukraine, FAFCE launched a call for donations to directly support Ukrainian families. Vincenzo Bassi, FAFCE President, stated that “as associations of European families,
FAFCE co-signed the Manifesto “Europe must not forget independent education and educational pluralism”
FAFCE is happy to announce its support and its signature to the Manifesto "Europe must not forget independent education and educational pluralism", which stresses that "coronavirus cannot be an excuse to limit acquired rights
Press Release | “Next Generation EU” for an integrated substainable development based on concrete demographic policies
Brussels, 29 May 2020 "Only through intergenerational balance and solidarity can we hope that Europe will maintain a social and economic cohesion. If the "Next Generation EU" is to help build Europe's future, then
Demographic challenges in times of pandemic
On the 5th of May, the Employment and Social Policy Ministers of the European Union discussed the economic recovery plans and the demographic challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ministers emphasised the need to
FAFCE Board Resolution | Families are the front line in the pandemic
FAFCE Board Resolution Families are the front line in the pandemic Online Board Meeting, 6 May 2020 In the context of the current pandemic, families are in the front line. The dislocation of the
Press Release | FAFCE welcomes the EESC Opinion on Demographic challenges
Press Release FAFCE welcomes the EESC Opinion on Demographic challenges Brussels, 12 May 2020 FAFCE welcomes the Exploratory opinion on "Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic inequalities and development disparities" adopted
Press Release | Families need a more effective support
Press Release Families need a more effective support Brussels, 4 May 2020 "Families and enterprises must be helped together: they go hand in hand and everyone, in the current situation, should recognise this evidence"-
Focus on demographic challenges: FAFCE’s interventions to the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
Brussels (14-15 January) – In the context of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which has made the demographic challenge one of the priorities of its semester (January-July 2020), FAFCE intervened
Meeting with Dubravka Suica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography
Brussels (25 February 2020) - Our President, Vincenzo Bassi, and our Secretary General, Nicola Speranza, met with Vice-President Dubravka Šuica and her team to present FAFCE’s proposals regarding her portfolio on Demography and Democracy. They
FAFCE Presidency Message for the European Elections Stronger Families for Flourishing Societies: Vote for the Family!
Dear FAFCE Friends, The EU elections have already started in some Countries and will take place tomorrow in all the others. As the Board of our Federation already did last week from Malta with

















