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.
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 projects we have been working on through the year so
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: "Every child who a woman expects in her womb is
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 commercial representatives), the Summit's goal is to respond to the
FAFCE Dialogue #5 with Milan Krajniak, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
27 April 2022, Last Monday, FAFCE organised the fifth edition of its FAFCE Dialogues, a series of dialogues in which FAFCE President, Vincenzo Bassi, exchanges with national Ministers responsible for family on the question of demographic challenges in the
FAFCE Easter Newsletter 🌷 | 25th Anniversary and Meeting with Pope Francis
14 April 2022, Brussels Europe will experience a special Easter this year. As war devastates Ukraine, families find themselves separated, forced to flee, and face death, deprivation and fear. Together with all the families of our member associations, our
Referenda in Hungary on sexual education in schools
12 April 2022, Brussels At the end of 2021, the Hungarian Parliament has approved a government's proposal to hold a national referendum on sexual education within school. The 4 referenda took place the same day of the Hungarian elections,
The Council of Europe publishes its new Strategy for the Right of the Child for 2022-2027
8 April 2022 On the 7 and 8 of April 2022, the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe presented in Rome the new Council of Europe’s Strategy for the Right of the Child for 2022-2027. Children are specifically
PRESS RELEASE | The European Parliament asks to replace “sex” by “gender” in a directive on pay transparency
PRESS RELEASE The European Parliament asks to replace "sex" by "gender" in a directive on pay transparency Strasbourg, 6 April 2022 The European Parliament decided yesterday to bypass a Plenary debate on a sensitive report which asks to
European Care Strategy: Families are the first carers
4th of April 2022, On the 24th of March 2022, The European Commission introduced at the European Parliament its “European Care Strategy”, to improve the lives of carers and their dependants. The Commission was represented by Commission Vice-President for Democracy
