Family
The Families are Europe’s Treasure. In this area of our web site we present some issues related to the Family and our activities in this field with facts and figures. The role of the Family today in the society with its values and actions for the society are surprised in this area.
FAFCE renews its Bureau : Vincenzo Bassi confirmed for a new mandate
Strasbourg, 6 November 2026 Between 3 and 5 November 2026, FAFCE held its biannual Board Meeting in Strasbourg, France. It is a long-standing tradition for FAFCE to gather in Strasbourg every five years during the autumn. The FAFCE Secretariat and FAFCE Members associations gathered at the St. Thomas Cultural Centre
Council of Europe : sexual education for children puts parental responsability at risks
Strasbourg, 19 October 2026 On 16 October 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published a recommendation on the "Protection of children from violence through age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education". This recommendation was adopted due to the high concern that children’s vulnerability to violence has increased because
EU Kids Act : a new regulation to protect children online
Strasbourg, the 7 October 2026 Across Europe, members of Catholic Family Associations have warned about the huge risks that children may encounter on social networks, most especially the danger of inappropriate content. This is why FAFCE have advocated for an EU-wide binding legislation that would protect children from harmful
FAFCE renews its Bureau : Vincenzo Bassi confirmed for a new mandate
Strasbourg, 6 November 2026 Between 3 and 5 November 2026, FAFCE held its biannual Board Meeting in Strasbourg, France. It is a long-standing tradition for FAFCE to gather in Strasbourg every five years during the autumn. The FAFCE Secretariat and
Council of Europe : sexual education for children puts parental responsability at risks
Strasbourg, 19 October 2026 On 16 October 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published a recommendation on the "Protection of children from violence through age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education". This recommendation was adopted due to the
EU Kids Act : a new regulation to protect children online
Strasbourg, the 7 October 2026 Across Europe, members of Catholic Family Associations have warned about the huge risks that children may encounter on social networks, most especially the danger of inappropriate content. This is why FAFCE have advocated for
Reem Alsalem talks on surrogacy in the European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee
Brussels, 15 July 2026 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Al-Salem (from Jordan), was invited by the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament. The Subcommittee chair, Mounir Satouri (Greens) expected that members
Summer Newsletter 2026
17th August 2026 Dear friends of FAFCE, In this heated Summer, we hope that you are given the time to rest and to take care of your family. Holidays are the best moments to tighten the bonds between generations
EU: the topic of demography reaches a new step !
Brussels, 14 July 2026 After its first-ever demography report in 2020 and its second demography report in 2023 after Brexit and the Covid-pandemic, the European Commission presented the third edition of this strategy during a hot Tuesday in Brussels,
