COFACE Families Europe

Overarching messages 1.The mismatch of housing and evolving family forms is placing huge economic pressure on families. We encourage the European Commission to promote partnerships between housing and family organisations through EU funding programmes, under the current and future budget, to find practical and effective solutions close to communities; as well as through the implementation of the Affordable Housing…

COFACE Families Europe calls on the European Commission to ensure that the Quality Jobs Act: -recognises work-life balance and the ability to combine employment with care responsibilities as integral dimensions of job quality; -promotes accessible and non-discriminatory flexible working arrangements for workers, particularly parents and carers; -ensures that flexibility does not lead to increased workloads, work…

Given the number of health-related problems associated with obesity, childhood obesity has come under close attention in the last years due to its worrying trends. The WHO estimates that 1 child in 3 in Europe is overweight or obese.

COFACE-Families Europe represents millions of families as consumer units throughout the European Union, via its membership. It focuses on many topics related to the consumer agenda among which digitalization, financial services, energy poverty and vulnerable consumers.

COFACE Families Europe, an European network which represents millions of families, and the European care alliance - a group of European NGOs and Trade Unions which represent persons in need of care, care workers and family carers - call on the EU legislators to clearly earmark funding for social and care policies under the next 7-year EU budget (2028-2034).

Equal pay for women and men is one of the cornerstones of Gender Equality and goes hand in hand with closing the gender care gap and supporting work-life balance. Hence closing the gender pay gap must be one of the key components of the next Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy, based on core European values of social inclusion and non-discrimination.

COFACE Families Europe is a pluralistic network with 50+ member organisations in 23 European countries which represents millions of families, volunteers, and professionals. Based on a multi-generation approach, COFACE member organisations respond at national or regional level to the needs of all families, without discrimination.

Key messages from COFACE Families Europe: 1.Align the ESF+ fully on international human rights treaties 2.Monitor and evaluate the use of EU funds for the European Child Guarantee 3.Boost implementation of the European care strategy by investing in community-based, person-centred high-quality, affordable and accessible care systems.

COFACE welcomes the Commission's proposal to extend the temporary derogation from specific provisions of the ePrivacy Directive for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse. Given delays in the negotiations for the proposed Regulation on rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, it is crucial to extend this derogation with at least two years, with the possibility to extend further if needed.