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 Day for a work-free Sunday: Joint statement of the European Sunday Alliance
Brussels, 3rd of March 2026 On the occasion of the 3rd of March, the European day for a work free Sunday, FAFCE joins the European Sunday Alliance (ESA) in a campaign to promote the unique value of synchronised free time for our European societies. European Day for a
FAFCE Statement on the European Commission’s support to abortion tourism
Brussels, 27 February 2026 “Believing that an ideology can be imposed from above is an approach that openly conflicts with the principle of subsidiarity, the foundation of the European legal system. The initiative "My Voice My Choice" is, in fact, an instrument of political pressure on Member States, which
Family as a Project for the Future – FAFCE in Dialogue on Demographic Change in Austria
Thursday, 26th February 2026 FAFCE president Vincenzo Bassi was invited this week by FAFCE's member organisation in Austria the Katholischer Familenverband Österreich (KFÖ) to take part in a conference in Vienna. In addition, during his visit in Vienna, Vincenzo Bassi and his wife had a meeting together with the
Cohesion or Exclusion? Europe and the Demographic Challenge of Rural Areas
Brussels, 22 October 2025 Supporting families is not directly a European competence, but the EU can still act through cohesion policy, i.e., European aid to less-developed regions. The Cohesion Policy is the only European funding program that includes demographics
European Sunday Alliance welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to go further on fair telework and a right to disconnect
Brussels, 15th of October 2025 The European Sunday Alliance contributed to the second-stage consultation launched by the European Commission on the workers’ right to disconnect and fair telework. FAFCE is proud to be a member of the Steering Committee
Council of Europe Debate on Mental Health of Children
Brussels, 9th of October 2025 Last week, FAFCE was closely following the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and met with Members of the Assembly and relevant stakeholders. Among the several debates and events that took
FAFCE at the 34th Economic Forum: “Time of Transition – What Future for Europe?”
Brussels, 7th of October 2025 Last month, between the 2nd and the 4th of September, FAFCE participated in the Economic Forum in Karpacz, Poland. The Economic Forum is a project of the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, active in
New Council of Europe measures to protect minors from online pornography
Strasbourg, 07 October 2025 Council of Europe 2025 thematic guidance note on “Safeguarding children from the risks of accessing online pornographic content" FAFCE welcomes with great enthusiasm the work and the dedication of the Council of Europe Division on
PRESS RELEASE : FAFCE Conference on protecting children from online threats
Brussels, 25 September 2025 On the 23rd of September FAFCE co-organised a conference at the European Parliament on Protecting children from online threats, hosted by MEP Matej Tonin (EPP, Slovenia). Participants and Members of the European Parliament had the
