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’s Open Letter to French President Emmanuel Macron: “Are we still free to protect life?”
Brussels, 21 January 2022 Dear Mr. President, Following your speech at the European Parliament on the occasion of the start of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we would like to express our concerns about some contradictions in your statement. While on the one hand
Start of the European Year of Youth 2022: young people want to work, but also to start a family
Brussels, 13 January 2022 On 15 September 2021, European Commission President von der Leyen announced in her State of the Union address that the European Commission will propose to make 2022 the European Year of Youth, “a year dedicated to empowering those who have dedicated so much to others".
Where is the family in the priorities of the 2022 EU French Presidency?
Brussels, 6 January 2022 The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union started on the first of January 2022, and will last until June 2022. It is the fourth time France takes the President of the Council, a role that aims at "driving forward the Council's work
Stand up for a Free Sunday! Take part in the online public consultation on the review of the Working Time Directive
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the review of the Working Time Directive. A public Consultation is an instrument used by the European Commission to gather insights and contributions from all citizens in the context of
Maternity and paternity leave in the EU
European Parliament Infographic on Maternity and paternity leave in the EU
The address of Pope Francis to Europe
Strasbourg, 25 November 2014, Address of Pope Francis to the European Parliament Strasbourg, 25 November 2014, Address of Pope Francis to the Council of Europe
The Synod of Bishops
Who has not heard of the recent Synod on the family? The press and the media have covered it and that is rather reassuring: the positions taken by the Church are not met with indifference. The Church is not
The Pope spoke to Europe in Strasbourg, but what is the difference between the European Parliament and the Council of Europe?
On 25 November 2014, Pope Francis addressed the European Parliament, gathered for this occasion in a formal session, then he went to the Council of Europe. For the first non-European Pope of the modern age, it is the
What European Perspectives for Surrogacy?
On 22 October 2014, in Strasbourg, the EPP Working Group on bioethics and human dignity sponsored a meeting on surrogacy. The meeting, chaired by the Slovak MEP Miroslav Mikolášik, focused on the case of France, thanks to the
