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.
The European Parliament Approves a Report on Ageing Packed with Pro-Family Measures
Unpaid care work is still work...The fact that national pension schemes do not reflect it is a major cause of social exclusion and old-age poverty, especially amongst women. Until the European Union and its Member States plug this gaping hole in the EU’s social contract, the ambitious social objectives advanced in the report will be stymied.
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly calls for supporting parents in the prevention of child poverty and the post-pandemic socio-economic crisis
6 July 2021, On the 22nd of June 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two Reports and Resolutions at the Summer Session, focusing on the socio-economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Resolution on the “Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s rights” (Rapporteur:
European Commission Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas Focuses on Social Challenges
5 July 2021 On June 30th, 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, which outlines the Commission’s strategy for developing Europe’s rural regions. The document—formally a communication to the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the Economic and Social Committee, and the
Join the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Charter of the Rights of the Family!
FAFCE invites you to promote the Charter of the Rights of the Family, presented by the Holy See in 1983, and offers a poster that can be downloaded free of charge below. The poster was presented at the conference
The global youth desires family!
A recent Youth survey among 16-29 years old in 11 countries presents the following features : "In order to have a future we need a common goal. And today that goal is not to be seen anywhere. A majority (62%)
Conscientious Objection: Complaint against Sweden declared admissible
On 10 September the European Committee on Social Rights declared FAFCE's collective complaint against Sweden in favour of conscientious objection for medical staff admissible. In March 2013 the FAFCE filed a collective complaint against the Swedish Government, on the
FAFCE Secretary General speaks at Pontifical Council for the Family Conference on the Rights of the Family
A Conference on the Rights of the family was hosted by the Pontifical Council for the Family together with the Italian Union of Catholic Lawyers at the Urbaniana University in Rome on 19-21 September 2013. The theme of the conference
Conference on the Rights of the Family, Strasbourg, 1st Oct 2013
CONFERENCE 1st October 2013 European Year of Citizens & 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights of the Family of the Holy See The family, a subject of rights Venue: European Youth Centre Council of Europe 30 rue Pierre de Coubertin
FAFCE’s Message on the occasion of the International Day of the Family 2013: Invest in the Family, Families are Europe’s wealth!
Families are the basic units of society, and a family has a value of its own. It is more than just the simple sum of its members. From an economic perspective the family is not only a consumer
