Pornography
Much of the pornography currently produced and made available through the Internet stands in serious conflict with gender equality, tackling stereotypes, protection of vulnerable persons and the promotion of human rights. Harmful effects produced by the consumption and production of pornography have been documented. Pornography has been found to desensitize the consumer to sexual aggression, causing sexual aggression towards women, normalizing sexual assault, and also producing rape myths, all of which has serious consequences for any attempt to reach gender equality.The current legal reality is that there are very few effective regulations governing pornography either domestically in the European Parliament or Council of Europe region or internationally. We are trying to make awareness in this section of our site of this phenomenon in our today society which affects our families and our children.
Does the Council of Europe want to restrict freedom of conscience for medical practitioners, a professional duty and a fundamental right?
As the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is about to discuss and vote a report entitled 'Women's access to lawful medical care: the problem of unregulated use of lawful conscientious objection',
Press release | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Plenary Session : the FAFCE calls for respect of conscientious freedom
During the upcoming plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE, (4‐8 October), a report entitled 'Women's access to lawful medical care: the problem of unregulated use of lawful
International “Day of Families”
Berlin, May 15th, 2009 At the occasion of the International "Day of Families" the President of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) declared in a euro-political statement of principle that
At the end it is preferable to live a better than a longer life – the European Family Associations’ comments on palliative medicine
Berlin, 22.01.2009: The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) welcomes the resolution application "Palliative Care", which the Council of Europe will discuss on January 28th, 2009 in Strasbourg. By stressing the
„Children are not an illness“– FAFCE welcomes the new directive concerning the legal protection of expectant and nursing mothers
Berlin, 02.10.08 The President of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), Ms Elisabeth Bussmann, in principle welcomes the new directive for the legal protection of expectant and nursing mothers, the
FAFCE backs the proposal of the European Commission for reduced VAT to children’s products
Berlin, 08.07.08: The President of the Federation of catholic Family associations in Europe (FAFCE), Elisabeth Bußmann, has called on the Governments of the EU Member States to endorse the proposal for a Council
FAFCE fully supports the appeal made by the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops to ban all forms of surrogacy
FAFCE fully supports the appeal made by the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops to ban all forms of surrogacy In recent days, a video has been widely spread online, published by a Ukrainian company devoted to the practice of surrogacy. The video
International Day of the Family: Families are the front line in the pandemic
On the 6th of May 2020, FAFCE held its 2020 Spring Board Meeting via videoconference. 31 representatives of family associations from 18 European Countries gathered to discuss on the European demographic challenges, the Members' activities and the emergency measures needed to support families in Europe. A Resolution was also adopted and is made public today (also available in French and German), on the occasion of the International Day of the Family: “Families: the front line in the pandemic”.
FAFCE Board Resolution | Families are the front line in the pandemic
FAFCE Board Resolution Families are the front line in the pandemic Online Board Meeting, 6 May 2020 In the context of the current pandemic, families are in the front line. The dislocation of the social fabric is now reduced
Press Release | FAFCE welcomes the EESC Opinion on Demographic challenges
Press Release FAFCE welcomes the EESC Opinion on Demographic challenges Brussels, 12 May 2020 FAFCE welcomes the Exploratory opinion on "Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic inequalities and development disparities" adopted by the European Economic and
Press Release | Families need a more effective support
Press Release Families need a more effective support Brussels, 4 May 2020 "Families and enterprises must be helped together: they go hand in hand and everyone, in the current situation, should recognise this evidence"- says Vincenzo Bassi, President of
Newsletter | Happy Easter 🌸
Rome, Easter 2020 European unity becomes noticeable only through the solidarity it can demonstrate, whether within our communities or between European Institutions and Member States. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, with our joint Press Release, last month, we
