Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union

COFACE is a founding member of three European networks :
- Social Platform
- European Disability Forum
- European Brain Injury Society.

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Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

250,000€

468,873 € (Source: EaSI / H2020 / Erasmus +)

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Committees such as FEMM, EMPL, the interest groups (such as the Interest Group on Carers).

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We represent family organisations (an estimated 25 million families), which directly represent people and support services to people. We represent all types of families in a spirit of pluralism and non-discrimination. They are the prime target of our work. We in addition represent families in vulnerable situations: single-parent families, families of people with disabilities, large families, and also provide support services to migrant families through our members. The main target groups of our EASI activities and actions, on behalf of 25 million families, are the following:

-National member organisations: COFACE Member organisations, select stakeholders at national level (especially those involved in our conferences)

- EU institutions and public authorities: COFACE has disseminated all of its reports/output with the relevant EU institutions at EU level including EU Commission DGs (DG EMPL, DG EAC, DG JUST, DG FISMA, DG SANTE, DG REGIO, DG CNECT, SECGEN), the European Parliament (via select Committees such as FEMM, EMPL), interest groups (such as the Interest Group on Carers), National Governments.

- NGOs and civil society: COFACE has disseminated all of its reports/ output with key NGO and/or civil society stakeholders at EU and National level. Among these, we find: Eurochild, Women's, Lobby, ETUC, the Social Platform, BEUC, Finance Watch, EFIN, EU Alliance for Investing in Children, European NGO Platform on Asylum and Migration, EDF...

- EU Agencies: The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND); European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE); Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA); European Banking Authority (EBA); European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

- EU stakeholder groups: European High-Level Group on Disability; European Platform for Diet, Physical activity and Health; Financial Services Users Group; CEO Coalition for a Better Internet for Kids; European Consultative Consumer Group; Stakeholder Group for the Fitness Check of EU Consumer Law; European Migration Forum

-International agencies: United Nations (special consultative status at the Economic and Social Council); Council of Europe; OECD.

- EESC via the EESC Liaison Group, and co-hosting two events with them in 2016

- Corporate Networks: Toy industry, Advertising industry, sitting in multistakeholder groups with the digital industry, finance industry, food industry.

- Research projects/academics: FP7 European Research project "Families and Societies", Work, Autonomy, Flexibility and Work-Life Balance (WAF), Societal Advisory Board of the Joint Programming Initiative "More Years, Better Lives", Female-Breadwinners in Europe, and "European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments" (ENABLE)

More here: http://www.coface-eu.org/about-2/partnerships/

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The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

• Date	17 Feb 2022	Location	Online
  Subject	- European Care Strategy, including Early Childhood Education and Care and Long-Term Care. - Demographic change.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
  Portfolio	Democracy and Demography
  Attending	Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member) Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)

• Date	03 Feb 2022	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	action plan to drive change and support both children and their families
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member) Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)

• Date	28 May 2020	Location	video-conferencing
  Subject	COVID-19 relief measures
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member) Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	Eurofinas AGE Platform Europe European Retail Financial Forum SMEunited aisbl Pan-European Insurance Forum EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users European Association of Co-operative Banks Association européenne du cautionnement ACCIS Finance Watch BUSINESSEUROPE European Federation of Building Societies Leaseurope European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council European Association of Public Banks and Funding agencies AISBL European Savings and Retail Banking Group Insurance Europe European Banking Federation Federation of European National Collection Associations European Small Business Alliance AMICE - Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe

• Date	08 Apr 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU child guarantee as well as the demographic challenges
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
  Portfolio	Democracy and Demography
  Attending	Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)

• Date	11 Sep 2019	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU Platform for action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
  Portfolio	Health & Food Safety
  Attending	Inga Preikšienė (Cabinet member) Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	World Obesity Federation Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs Baby Milk Action International Baby Food Action Network UK Standing Committee of European Doctors European Public Health Alliance European Heart Network

• Date	14 Nov 2018	Location	Brussels, BERL
  Subject	discussion on gender equality and families in Europe
  Cabinet	Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
  Attending	Helena Braun (Cabinet member)

• Date	14 Nov 2018	Location	Berlaymont
  Subject	Discussion on gender equality and families in Europe
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)

• Date	24 Apr 2018	Location	Berlaymont
  Subject	MFF
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Baudouin Baudru (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	EUROPEAN NETWORK ON INDEPENDENT LIVING BRUSSELS European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities Inclusion Europe aisbl.

• Date	28 Jan 2018	Location	Berlaymont Brussels
  Subject	Multiannual Financial Framework
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Baudouin Baudru (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V.

• Date	12 Dec 2017	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Work-life balance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
  Portfolio	Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
  Attending	Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)

• Date	24 Mar 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Work-Life Balance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
  Attending	Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	AGE Platform Europe EUROPEAN NETWORK ON INDEPENDENT LIVING BRUSSELS

• Date	12 Nov 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	New Start Roadmap on work-life balance and Global goals on gender
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
  Portfolio	Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
  Attending	Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)

• Date	12 Nov 2015	Location	Berlaymont
  Subject	work-life balance and global goals on gender
  Cabinet	Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
  Attending	Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)

• Date	20 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Social and employment priorities
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)

• Date	20 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Meeting with Coface delegation
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)

• Date	08 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Family issues
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
  Portfolio	Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
  Attending	Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)