24 February 2022
Dear readers,
This week is Energy Poverty Week which yet again comes as a needed and urgent call to action to solve a crisis that currently affects 50 million Europeans. As biting cold sweeps half of Europe, millions of families are currently having to choose between eating or heating their homes.
You can still join us in raising awareness by sharing stories and reaching out to influencers, activists, and decision-makers urging them to act for the #RightToEnergy!
Read on to learn more about key issues for families in Europe.
Stay safe,
Bettina
Communication Officer
COFACE Families Europe
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Poverty and Mindset: How can poverty and exclusion over generations affect aspirations, hope, and decisions and how to address it
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Evidence suggests that the experience of poverty itself seems to contribute to the transmission of poverty to the next generation. This report published by the European Commission examines how long-term poverty and social exclusion may affect how people consider themselves and their future, and how they act in relation to it. [...]
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Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade – New European Commission Proposal
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In January, the European Commission proposed a set of draft Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade. June Lowery-Kingston of DG CONNECT describes the principles as a “sort of moral compass” to lay out our values and intentions for current and future innovation and regulation. [...]
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COVID-19 and older people: Impact on their lives, support, and care
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, social contacts decreased in all age groups in the EU. Among older people, particularly worrying trends emerged in those aged 80+.In a recent report, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) captures the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the quality of life of older citizens. [...]
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COFACE’s member KMOP becomes partner of EQUALS to promote global gender equality in the Digital Age
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Launched in 2016, EQUALS is a committed group of corporate leaders, governments, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, NGOs, and community groups around the world dedicated to promoting gender balance in the technology sector. [...]
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Breakfast Bytes: Incluso – A training and resource centre for professional staff in non-formal education
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In order to promote the development of inclusive approaches and practices of early childhood education and #childcare services, the Incluso Resource Centre in Luxembourg offers tailored training guided by the #UNCRPD. Register to learn all about it during our next Breakfast Bytes!
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Implementing the EU Child Guarantee: Broad alliance calls for ambitious overall strategy to combat child poverty
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On February 10th 2022, the German Family Organisations together with numerous other organisations, calls on the German Federal Government to take the development of the National Action Plan on the EU Child Guarantee, an overall strategy to combat child poverty in Germany. [...]
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