23 January 2023
Dear all,
We hope that you had a refreshing winter break and that you are now back full of energy and motivation for what's ahead.
To celebrate the start of 2023, we are having a Breakfast Byte on February 8th to put a spotlight on the digital realities of children and young people and how we can best support them to become active digital citizens. Learn more here.
Additionally, our team continues to grow! We are currently looking for a Project and Advocacy Officer to work on labour market discrimination and to facilitate policy learning on frameworks fostering inclusion. You can find more information about the vacancy here.
We look forward to seeing you at the Breakfast Byte in February!
Happy reading,
Bettina
Communication Officer
COFACE Families Europe
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European Commission proposes new rules for the recognition of parenthood between Member States
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In December 2022, as part of its Equality package, the Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation aimed at harmonising at EU level the rules of private international law relating to parenthood. In line with the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the proposal is focused on the best interests and the rights of the child. It will provide legal clarity for all types of families who find themselves in a cross-border situation within the EU. [...]
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UNICEF Progress Report on the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee (Phase III)
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The Programmatic Updates on Phase III of the Preparatory Action to the Child Guarantee provide a snapshot and progress from March 2021 to November 2022 of the ongoing work in each of the 7 pilot countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Spain to test the European Child Guarantee. [...]
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Building European bridges between policy and research on social rights: update on new projects
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As well as collecting data on families via different expert meetings, COFACE actively builds bridges with research institutions through formal partnerships under Horizon Europe, and by advising different European research projects on work-life balance, the impact of digital transformations on children, early childhood education and care, long-term care, and more. [...]
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In Czech schools, almost 30,000 families cannot pay for school lunch for their children
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In Czech Republic the number of requests for help providing school lunches for children from low-income families has increased dramatically. The W4W: Lunches for Children project, FEAD programme, and municipalities have all contributed to providing lunches to around 30,000 children, however, the number of applications is expected to further increase In 2023. [...]
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UNAF Spain acknowledges that the approval of the country's new Law on Families is "a great step forward" but calls for "more ambitious" measures
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The president of UNAF (the Union of Family Associations) Ascensión Iglesias Redondo, has recognised that the draft of the long-awaited new Spanish Family Law which was approved in December 2022 by the Council of Ministers is "a great step forward" for "the protection and recognition of the rights of families in their diversity", but also calls for "more ambitious" measures. [...]
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Inclusive housing and family carers: An exclusive survey by COFACE members, Unaf and APF France handicap
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For family carers, the question of where to live with their relatives can be a source of fear or difficulty. Unaf and APF France handicap published the results of a survey on carers in relation to inclusive housing which formulate recommendations for stakeholders in the field and public authorities. [...]
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