Family
The Families are Europe’s Treasure. In this area of our web site we present some issues related to the Family and our activities in this field with facts and figures. The role of the Family today in the society with its values and actions for the society are surprised in this area.
Vincenzo Bassi : Family and birth expenses out of the EU Stability Pact
Saturday, the 30th of August 2025 The presentation of the Update to the Economic and Financial Document (DEF)—which the Italian Government must submit to the Italian Parliament by September 27—and the subsequent submission of the 2026 budget bill to the European Commission are, as they are every year, two
FAFCE pays tribute to the late MEP Anna Záborská
Brussels, 22 August 2025 It is with profound sorrow that the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) has learned of the passing of Mrs. Anna Záborská, a faithful servant of the common good, a devoted mother and grandmother, and a courageous witness to the dignity of human
Deliberate efforts to add abortion into the Directive on Victims Rights
Brussels, 17 July 2025 As discussions are going on about the Directive on Victims Rights, intensive pressures are made to introduce access to abortion in EU law through this directive. The Directive on Victims Rights was voted in the European Parliament on the 25th of March 2024 and is now
Mass in Commemoration of Mons. Noël Treanor
Brussels, 8th October 2024 On 24th September, members of the FAFCE office in Brussels attended the Commemoration Mass for Archbishop Mons. Noël Treanor. The late Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union unexpectedly passed away on 11th August. At FAFCE
PRESS RELEASE FAFCE and CCEE renew Memorandum of Understanding
Brussels, the 7th of October 2024 FAFCE and the Council of European Bishop's Conferences renew Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming commitment to family associations at the service of the Church and the Common Good In a meeting in Rome between
Statement at UN: “We need an international recognition of the function of the family”; co-signed by FAFCE
Brussels, 26th September 2024 A joint statement was delivered on Wednesday 25th September at the United Nations in Geneva about the function of the family. Co-signed by FAFCE and supported by several member organisations, it was said during the
PRESS RELEASE FAFCE co-founds F7; Meets with Minister Roccella
Brussels, the 24th of September 2024 FAFCE has co-founded the Family 7 (F7) in collaboration with seven prominent organisations, one from each of the G7 states. Today in Rome, the President of FAFCE, Vincenzo Bassi (right), and President of
New Commissioners tasked with intergenerational solidarity, demography and cohesion
Brussels, 18th September 2024 The new college of commissioners was announced yesterday by President Ursula Von der Leyen in Strasbourg. Highlighting her team's diversity in geography and sex, Von der Leyen asserted that they will work "towards one common
F7 Italy 2024 Declaration
FAMILY 7 STATEMENT FAMILY7's DEMANDS TO BUILD AN INTERGENERATIONAL, SOLIDARY, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY F7 ITALY 2024 Together, we call on G7 leaders to build on their commitments to ensure intergenerational solidarity through the following recommendations for a
