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.
Rimini Meeting hears address by FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi
Brussels, 27th August 2024 FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi gave a speech to the Rimini Meeting last Thursday. The popular conference holds great importance in Italian politics. Entitled Family: A Place of Hope, Bassi participated in the panel that focused on the diplomacy of the family in times of conflict
FAFCE Summer Newsletter 2024
Brussels, 26th of July 2024 Dear Friends, Today, we celebrate the feast day of Saints Anne and Joachim, the parents of the Virgin Mary. Accordingly, this Sunday is the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, emphasising their dignity and their role in intergenerational solidarity. We repeat the theme from this
European Parliament re-elects Von der Leyen as President of European Commission
Brussels, 18th July 2024 Today in Strasbourg, MEPs voted to re-elect Ursula Von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission. She was granted a second term by 401 votes in favour, 284 votes against, and 15 abstentions. FAFCE sends its best wishes to the German politician who
On #SaferInternetDay, we reiterate our calls for digital safety
Brussels, 6th of February 2024 #SaferInternetDay is an online campaign to combat abusive material on the internet. FAFCE recalls our campaigning at the European level to better detect and prevent abusive material online, especially with regards to minors. Last
FAFCE welcomes extension of measures for a better protection of minors in the EU
Brussels, the 2nd of February 2024 European Parliament: MEPs have approved an extension to the current rules that allow for the detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material online. While the temporary extension is necessary, more long-term protections need to
Belgian Presidency Priorities
Brussels, 29 January 2024 On 1 January 2024, Belgium assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This is the 13th time Belgium has held the EU Presidency, the last time being in 2010. It takes over
PRESS RELEASE I Surrogate motherhood: it’s high time for a universal ban
In his address to the Diplomatic Corps, Pope Francis made an appeal along the same lines as the Casablanca Declaration, which will be the subject of an international conference in Rome on 5 and 6 April this year Brussels, 8
FAFCE Newsletter | We wish you a Merry Christmas!
The 21th of December 2023 Dear Friends, in few days, we will retreat with our respective families and turn our attention to the Holy Family, where the mystery of a Child God takes place. With this newsletter, we wish
PRESS RELEASE I Surrogacy: the European Parliament contradicts itself
The European Certificate of Parenthood represents an open door to human trafficking Strasbourg, the 14th of December 2023 With 366 votes in favour and 145 against, the European Parliament approved today its opinion on a European Certificate of Parenthood.
