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.
European Certificate of Parenthood : no clear solution to the deadlock
Brussels, 14 March 2025 On Wednesday March 12 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament debated about the European Certificate of Parenthood. An oral question had been asked to the European Commission by the Renew MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, from Bulgaria. Through this oral question, the Renew group wants to increase the
A new EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights
Brussels, Wednesday 12th March 2025 In the wake of the International Women’s Day on March 8th, European Commissioner for Equality, Hadja Lahbib, has announced the publication of a "Roadmap on Women's Rights" to boost Gender-mainstraiming among EU actions. This roadmap will not put forward new legislation, even if it was
FAFCE at the 10th European Congress of Local Governments: Families are the solution to Demographic Winter
Brussels, 12 March 2025 Last week, on the 3rd of March, FAFCE participated in the 10th European Congress of Local Governments, held in Mikołajki, Poland. Maria Waszkiewicz, Project Manager, represented FAFCE in the panel „It's demography, stupid”, moderated by Gabriela Masztafiak, Author, Above the Horizon, that discussed the importance
Easter message from FAFCE
Brussels, 28th March 2024 Dear Friends, This week we celebrate with our families the mysteries of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. With this newsletter, we wish you a peaceful Easter and also reflect on some of the many
FAFCE attends World Down Syndrome Day in Geneva
Brussels, 21st March 2024 FAFCE marked World Down Syndrome Day by participating in the event co-hosted by ART21 (Association Romande Trisomie 21) at the United Nations in Geneva. Pope Francis during World Down Syndrome Day in 2021 said that:
FAFCE stresses family-work balance priority at Tripartite Social Summit
Brussels, 21st March, 2024 On Wednesday 20th March, representatives from the EU institutions met at the Tripartite Social Summit. Co-chaired by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission (and featuring trade union and
FAFCE co-hosts Investing in the Family, Investing in the Future conference
Brussels, 20th March 2024 FAFCE co-hosted a conference yesterday entitled Investing in the Family, Investing in the Future. Held at the European Parliament in Brussels, the conference emphasised the significance of investing in family policies for a brighter future.
FAFCE celebrates Saint Joseph’s Day
Brussels, 19th March 2024 19th March marks the feast of Saint Joseph. In Spain, Portugal and Italy, Saint Joseph's Day is also celebrated as Father's Day. We wish everyone a blessed Saint Joseph's Day, especially to fathers and husbands.
Invest in the family to improve EU living conditions
Brussels, 15th March 2024 FAFCE welcomes the European Parliament debate held yesterday on living conditions in the EU. In the context of an exacerbating cost of living crisis, young families are often experiencing economic hardship, which undoubtedly impacts their
