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.
FAFCE remembers St. Benedict, patron saint of Europe
11th of July 2023 On his feast day, less than one year before the next European elections, FAFCE wishes to remember St. Benedict, patron saint of Europe: "May St. Benedict intercede for our policymakers and legislators, so that - in exercising democracy - they let themselves be inspired by
FAFCE Contribution to the EU Committee of Regions on “Stopping gender-based violence – cities and regions leading the way”
10th of July 2023 On the 8th of June 2023 FAFCE participated in the stakeholder consultation organised by the EU Committee of the Regions in view of preparation of opinion "Stopping gender-based violence – cities and regions leading the way". FAFCE Senior Policy Manager and Research and Policy Assistant
THROWBACK I High-Level Policy Expert Workshop “Towards a Resilient Future of Europe”
6th of July 2023 On the 27th of June, FAFCE attended the High-Level Policy Expert Workshop organised online by Population Europe in the frame of the “Towards a Resilient Future of Europe” (FutuRes) project, with the support of the European Commission. Population Europe is a network of research centres
European Day for a work-free Sunday: Joint statement of the European Sunday Alliance
Brussels, 3 March 2021 On the European Day for a work-free Sunday, FAFCE recalls the need for a weekly common day of rest, crucial for the social cohesion of our communities and the intergenerational bond within families. FAFCE is
FAFCE-COMECE joint Webinar: “Without intergenerational solidarity, there is no real human, economic and social development”
Brussels, 2nd of March 2021 On Monday, March 1st, 2021, FAFCE and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) jointly hosted a conference to flesh out the implications of their recent document, entitled The Elderly
News from our Members: discussions in Ireland on the introduction of euthanasia and assisted suicide
Brussels, 25 February 2021 Family Solidarity, our FAFCE Member in Ireland, recently presented a submission to the Committee on Justice of the Oireachtas (the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland), targeting the law proposal “Dying with Dignity Bill 2020”,
Non-performing loans: the impact of the pandemic on families and credit
The pandemic created disastrous consequences for the global and European economy. Many families and businesses experience financial difficulties, and fail to reimburse their loans, thus creating issues of non-performing loans. The non-performing loans are bank loans that are[1] subject
INVITATION | FAFCE-COMECE joint Webinar on “The Elderly and the Future of Europe” (1st March 2021, 15.00 – 16.15 CET)
Following the publication of a joint Reflexion Paper on "The Elderly and the Future of Europe", the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) and the Conference Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) are
FAFCE-NWFE White Paper on “Protecting women from maternal mobbing”
Brussels, 11th February 2021 The current pandemic puts a new light on the daily struggles experienced by parents when balancing their work and family time, and especially for mothers. Imposed lockdown on workers made suddenly more concrete the weight
