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We are the EU network of family organisations advocating for strong social policies for ALL #families. #disability #genderequality #saferinternet youtube.com/shorts/YbmihnGVJ6w?feat…

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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌍 Bringing families and migration into focus COFACE Families Europe is continuing its work on migration and families through our Working Group on Migration. 🔎 Find out more about the Working Group on Migration: lnkd.in/ezUNaAJH #MigrationAndFamilies #FamiliesEurope #FamilyPolicy
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To mark the International Day of Deaf People, our Spanish member @fiapas.bsky.social has launched its 2026 campaign, “The Double Loss” and its Institutional Manifesto, “The Right to Hear Without Discrimination”. 👉Find out more here: bit.ly/4xJFc2u
FIAPAS's Manifesto
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
👨‍👧‍👧Yesterday, COFACE Families Europe brought together 30+ participants from 15 European countries for the first meeting of our new Working Group on Single-Parent Families. 📖 Read more about the new Working Group and its first meeting: coface-eu.org/single-paren...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📊 Complete the survey to help shape a safer internet for children in Europe! Every 2 years the European Union is evaluating its strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+ strategy). Share your views through dedicated surveys in all languages! 👉Find more here: bit.ly/4zXstLY
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
✨ Missed it live? Discover how Ouders voor Inclusie, is advancing inclusive education and explore their digital profile builder for children with additional support needs. Hear insights from the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education. 👉Here the link: bit.ly/3Tg9f3j
Breakfast Bytes webinar front page
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our member @vaestoliitto.bsky.social, has proposed the new “Baby Fund” a research-based family policy proposal aimed at supporting families having their first child. 💶 A €5,000 fund for every child born in Finland available when that child has a child of their own. Read more here: bit.ly/44V82ky
Front page of the article
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
📬Our newsletter for June is out! 🌞As we approach the summer break, we are pleased to share our latest edition of the COFACE newsletter! We wish all our readers, members and partners a restful and enjoyable summer break! 👉Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4auplfL #Newsletter #Familiescorner
Families Corner logo newsletter
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📢 Join our member Mulheres à Obra, for its event "Women Without Borders Webinar – AI Superpowers for Women Entrepreneurs"! 📅 23 July 2026 🕛 12:00–15:00 CET 💻 Free online event Register here: forms.gle/i9Tszov34eMh... #WomenWithoutBorders #Womenentrepeneurs #AI
Webinar front page
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📈 More fathers are taking parental leave in Poland. A new report by Fundacja Share the Care examines developments three years after the implementation of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive. 💭 What has changed and what still needs to happen to achieve parental equality? More here: bit.ly/3QxJ4UP
Front page of share the cares' report.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📢 A final reminder! If you haven't already registered, now is the time. Join us on 11 June for a discussion on the future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. 🔗 Register here: coface-eu.org/event/the-eu... #EUSocialRights #EndPoverty #Families
The European Union's Anti-Poverty Strategy
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
How can parents and carers help shape inclusive education pathways for their children? Join our next COFACE Breakfast Bytes webinar to explore practical communication and empowerment tools 🗓️ 24 June, 9:30–11:00 CET 🔗 coface-eu.org/event/choosi... #InclusiveEducation #FamilySupport #BreakfastBytes
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📢Our 2025 annual report is out now! We are thrilled to share our Annual Report, highlighting the key milestones, achievements, and impact of our work throughout 2025. Discover how we have supported families across Europe throughout the year. 👉 Find the full report here: bit.ly/4uxQENV
Annual report 2025 front page
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
COFACE Families Europe attended the closing event of the FEM-MIAS project in Brussels! What a great opportunity to learn about the tools developed by our member Mulheres à Obra and project partners, to support female entrepreneurship in Europe and network. Find more here: bit.ly/4w0pwIL
Group of people picture from the FEM-MIAS project.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Happy European Day of Solidarity between Generations! Today, COFACE Families Europe highlights the European Commission’s first Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, as key step toward more long-term and inclusive EU policymaking. Read more about it here: bit.ly/4w3hzTe
Text: European day of solidarity between generations, 29 April. 
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📢 New position paper out now! Our latest paper calls for a holistic approach to digital safety and well-being, one that balances protection, participation and empowerment for all children and families. 🔗 Find our position paper here: bit.ly/3QoJ3Cl #DigitalSafety #ChildRights #OnlineWellbeing
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A practical guide to help families prevent harmful technology use and support children in the digital environment. Developed by our member UNAF - Unión de Asociaciones Familiares, the guide frames digital education as a form of care and protection. Read more about here: bit.ly/4mKYrFd
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UNAF in Spain launches guide to help families prevent harmful technology use | COFACE Families Europe
COFACE member organisation UNAF - Unión de Asociaciones Familiares has developed a practical guide to support families in preventing the excessive or harmful use of technology.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
✨ Missed it live? Watch it now! Our recent webinar with the Union of Hungarian Women Association (UHW) explored initiatives supporting rural women through entrepreneurship, health, and community-based programmes, and you can now watch it on YouTube! 📽️ Catch up here: youtu.be/4rOFQgr3HR0
Breakfast Bytes logo and pictures of Union of Hungarian Women team
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Strengthening basic skills is key to children’s future. But schools cannot do it alone. Research shows that parental engagement plays an important role in learning outcomes and wellbeing. 🔗 Read the full opinion piece: bit.ly/4cDudzt
Title: Skills that make a difference.
A cloud containing people who are filling in the missing pieces of a house puzzle.
Contact: school-education.ec.europa.eu
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Hi there! 🖐 Are you new here? We are the EU network of family organisations advocating for strong social policies for ALL families. Find our website: coface-eu.org Sign up to our newsletter: us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Our Belgian member, @liguedesfamilles.bsky.social, is campaigning for equal parenting. The campaign calls for stronger policies for equal parenting from birth, highlighting how current family leave systems continue to reinforce gender inequalities. Find more here: bit.ly/41B9Ygr
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Belgian member Ligue des familles calls for equal parenting from birth | COFACE Families Europe
COFACE member Ligue des familles is calling for stronger policies to promote equal parenting from the very beginning of a child’s life, highlighting how current family leave systems continue to reinfo...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
📢 NEW POSITION PAPER Harmonising personal insolvency laws: Supporting over-indebted families across the EU. It provides concrete recommendations to protect families and ensure that financial protection systems are inclusive, fair, and sustainable. Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4rSz7yU
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Athens for Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Together with partners, experts and civil society, we explored how AI can support families while safeguarding rights, inclusion and equality. Find more information here: coface-eu.org/event/famili...
Speakers at the event.COFACE President Antonia Torrens closing the conference.Picture of the workshop on Online safety with moderators and online speakers.Picture of moderator and speakers in the workshop on AI in education.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📍 Today in Athens! We are kicking off the European expert meeting Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment. The goal: ensuring that the digital transition works for all families. 🔗Find more information about the event here: coface-eu.org/event/famili...
Picture of the welcome panel.Participants in the plenary.Panelists in an opening panel debate.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Today COFACE Families Europe is bringing together its member organisations for our Administrative Council and General Assembly. Strong networks are built through dialogue, cooperation and shared commitment. Good to see our members together today. 🤝
Group picture from the meeting.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
COFACE President Antonia Torrens will open the discussion at our European expert meeting on Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment. 📅 17 March | 📍 Athens 🔗 coface-eu.org/event/famili... #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalRights #FamilyPolicy
Quote from Antonia Torrens, President of COFACE Families Europe: "Artificial intelligence is not only transforming economies and institutions. It is quietly transforming familiy life. How can artificial intelligence strengthen families, rather than deepen inequalities or vulnerabilities?"
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
On 17 March in Athens, experts, policymakers and civil society will gather for the European meeting: “Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment.” Discover the full agenda and more: coface-eu.org/event/famili... #AI #SocialInclusion #Families #DigitalRights
Image of text that says "Families in the age of the Artificial Intelligence: Rights, Inclusion and Empowerment. 17th of MARCH 2026 ATHENS, GREECE. Co-funded by the European Union"
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We are proud that Dr. Antonia Torrens, President of COFACE Families Europe, has joined a European Commission special panel on child safety online, hosted by President Ursula von der Leyen. Read more: coface-eu.org/coface-presi... #ChildSafetyOnline #SaferInternet #Families
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Yesterday it was International Women’s Day, yet women in Europe still face labour market discrimination because care work isn’t shared. COFACE calls on the EU to act & make 20 March European Work-life Balance Day. 📖 Read more: coface-eu.org/unequal-care... #IWD2026 #GenderEquality #WorkLifeBalance
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We are at the #EUSocialForum today in Brussels to take stock of the latest trends in EU social&employment policies. Key question asked today: How can the upcoming EU Quality Jobs Act help address work-life balance of workers? Telework and the right to disconnect are key elements of job quality.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🌟 COFACE Disability Platform in Paris At our event in Paris, hosted by @unapei.bsky.social, participants from across Europe discussed pressing disability issues and shared new initiatives. 🎥The video highlights interviews, discussions, and collaborative ideas shaping disability policy and support.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Today on Zero Discrimination Day, we celebrate all types of families without discrimination. Help us build societies where all families are valued, supported, and included. #ZeroDiscriminationDay #AllFamiliesMatter #SocialRights #InclusiveSocieties
White social media card with blue writing: COFACE Families Europe recognises all family forms, without discrimination.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
📢 NEW POSITION PAPER! Families and climate change: Paving the way for a family-oriented climate policy in Europe. It provides recommendations to ensure that climate action is inclusive, fair, and future-proof. 🔗 Read the full paper here: bit.ly/4kBly3O
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🛜Today, on the Safer Internet Day, we call on providers of social media platforms to make sure that their platforms are safe, secure and respect people's privacy and human rights. Read our media release: ➡️ coface-eu.org/can-social-m... #SaferInternetDay #SID2026 #humanrights
A graphic of a text: Safer Internet Day 2026. #SID2026
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today, the final conference of PATHS2INCLUDE is taking place in Brussels. We are focusing on vulnerable groups in the labour market and on concrete recommendations to prevent discrimination. 🔗 Read more about Paths2Include: Paths2Include.eu #paths2include #labourmarket #equalopportunities
Picture from the conference.Discussions from the conference.Paneldiscussion from the conference.Discussions from the conference.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BREAKFAST BYTES WEBINAR | Empowering rural women, strengthening families: Community-based solutions in practice. With speakers from the Union of Hungarian Women Association (UHW). 🗓 3 March 2026 | 🕓 9:00 – 11:00 CET | 🌐 Zoom Info & reg: bit.ly/4t6Yf5Z #Equality #Womensrights #WomenEntrepreneurs
Breakfast Bytes Webinar title and COFACE logo.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Happy International Day of Education! 💡Did you know? In 2022, COFACE Families Europe and KMOP Education Hub joined forces to create the L.I.N.K. programme. Check out the platform and register for free here: education-hub.kmop.org/l-i-n-k/ LINK is yours to explore. Happy learning!
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We had the first 2026 meeting of the European care alliance this week where we planned out our actions for 2026 to help strengthen care systems across the EU. 🖇️ Check out more here: coface-eu.org/european-car...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We will continue to act as a bridge between families, civil society, and European institutions, ensuring that policies better reflect the diversity, needs, and strengths of families across Europe. Thank you for the continued support and partnership! #familieseurope #socialrights #community
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📊 New Policy Brief Alert!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 “Making Families Visible: Closing EU Data Gaps for Better Policies” is out now! Better data = better policies for families of all types. 👉Read the policy brief here: coface-eu.org/policy-brief... #familiesmatter #PolicyDiscussion
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we release our new EU Policy Review with a spotlight the realities of working parents with disabilities. Read the full review 👉 coface-eu.org/eu-policy-re... #IDPD #DisabilityRights #Equality #ParentsWithDisabilities
Front page of the EU Policy Review.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
💙 A heartfelt thank you to all who joined the #WorldChildrensDay event at the European Parliament! Child-led, inspiring, and full of ideas for a fairer, safer Europe for every child. Let’s keep listening to children every day. #WorldChildrensDay #ChildRights #CRAG
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Powerful child-led discussions today at the European Parliament on: 💬 Inclusion of children with special needs/disabilities 💬 Bullying & cyberbullying Children’s voices must guide EU policies - not just today, but every day. #WorldChildrensDay #CRAG #Childrights
Picture of discussions in the event.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today we mark #WorldChildrensDay at the European Parliament! Children from across Europe are leading discussions with MEPs on how to make the EU a safer place for every child. #ChildRights #ChildParticipation #CRAG
Picture of participants of the event.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
On this World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence, we are once again calling EU leaders to act. #PassTheLaw - Children can’t wait any longer Read more in our article on The Brussels Times: www.brusselstimes.com/1782594/dela...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🔵As conflict, inequality and digital harm reshape childhood the EU must keep children’s rights at the centre of its agenda. 🗓️On 20 Nov, a child-led event at the European Parliament will highlight how children’s voices can drive this change. #WorldChildrensDay #ChildRights #CRAG #ChildParticipation
Visual of the CRAG event
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We’re excited to be in Paris at @unapei.bsky.social today for the COFACE Disability Platform meeting! Looking forward to exchanging ideas with our members and partners and advancing inclusive practices together. #DisabilityRights #COFACE #InclusiveEurope #FamilyCarers
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
✨ Missed it live? Watch it now! Two organisations came together in this webinar, to spotlight their work to build trainings and tools to prevent child sexual abuse. 📽️ Catch up here: youtu.be/_f-zes45KNI #BreakfastBytes #childprotection #childsexualabuseprevention
Breakfast bytes logo and pictures of the speakers.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
👥 How can schools across Europe work together to prevent bullying? COFACE Families Europe recently took part in an eTwinning peer exchange workshop 📰 Read more about the workshop and the inspiring ideas that emerged: lnkd.in/dHNjyV6C #Education #AntiBullying #ChildRights #PeerLearning #Inclusion
Inside of the conference room. People listening to a presentation.
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New online course - Understanding Bullying: What Every Parent Needs to Know 100% online | Free | At your own pace | Available in English and Greek 👉 Discover more and register now: education-hub.kmop.org/courses/unde...
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Families Europe @cofaceeu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
To mark the UN International Day of Care and Support on 29th of October, the European Care Alliance urges the EU to earmark dedicated funding for care and support services in the next EU long-term budget. Read more 👉 coface-eu.org/european-car... #CareAndSupport #EUCareStrategy #SocialEurope
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