Elizabeth
egosme.bsky.social
Elizabeth
@egosme.bsky.social
Actively shaping EU social policy. Director of COFACE www.coface-eu.org
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📊 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
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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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...
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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The #EuropeanPillarOfSocialRights aims to create a strong social Europe that is inclusive and full of opportunity.

This policy brief draws on #PATHS2INCLUDE findings to fill in data gaps and provide recommendations for implementing the Pillar and promoting inclusive labour markets.

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Paving the way for inclusive labour markets under the European Pillar of Social Rights - paths2include
Overcoming Hiring Discrimination in Europe
paths2include.eu
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Our new policy brief provides an overview of EU funding mechanisms and their relevance for more inclusive labour markets, responding to challenges that were identified in #PATHS2INCLUDE research.

Read here: paths2include.eu/publications...

@egosme.bsky.social @cofaceeu.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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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
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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WEBINAR | European peer exchange: Focus - The House of the Child in Belgium

Join as together set in the context of the implementation of the European Child Guarantee.

🗓 19 November 2025 | 🕓 10:00 – 12:30 CET | 🌐 Zoom

Info & reg: bit.ly/4owCv07

#Europeanchildgarantee #FamilySupport #Webinar
October 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🛡️ COFACE responds to EU’s call for evidence on the upcoming Action Plan against Cyberbullying

Read our full response & more details here:
🔗 lnkd.in/grhF73Wj

Let’s build a safer digital space together. 💬
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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💡 New from the European Observatory on Family Policy: Insights on Family Policies. A series on innovative family support across Europe.
The three dossiers explores: Italy, Flanders, and Germany.

Read more:
🔗 coface-eu.org/european-obs...
#FamilyPolicy #SocialSupport @odiseehogeschool.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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🤖 AI is everywhere, from homes to classrooms. But it can’t replace empathy, trust, or care.

Dr. Antonia Torrens shares thoughts on balancing technology and human connection in parenting and teaching:

🔗 coface-eu.org/opinion-teac...

#AI #Parenting #Education
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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📢 Today we host Breaking Silos, Building Futures in Brussels with @odiseehogeschool.bsky.social. Exploring innovative, people-centred family policies.

Read more about the conference: coface-eu.org/event/breaki...

#BreakingSilos #BuildingFutures
September 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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📺 Where can you watch #SOTEU live?

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission
X: x.com/eu_commission
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/european-commission/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/eutube
European Broadcasting Service: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu

⏰Tomorrow at 9AM (CEST)!
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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COFACE Families Europe met with Glenn Micallef to put cyberbullying on the EU agenda.

Key themes: empowering parents, platform responsibility, professional training & more.

Read more here: coface-eu.org/coface-execu...

#OnlineChildSafety #StopCyberbullying
COFACE Executive Buro meets Commissioner Micallef to discuss challenge of cyberbullying | COFACE Families Europe
COFACE FAMILIES EUROPE is a network promoting the well-being, health and security of families and their members in a changing society.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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1/2 🚨 [#JaiPasEcole] En 2025, en France, des milliers d’enfants en situation de handicap intellectuel n’ont toujours pas accès à l’éducation.
August 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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💡 Module 1 – Design

Module 1 is about designing your course with purpose since you’re crafting a learning journey that speaks directly to your learner needs!

Step into the 3D course here! education-hub.kmop.org/courses/the-...
June 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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💡 Module 2 – Develop

Module 2 will help turn your ideas from Module 1 into a concrete educational experience. This is where you take all the planning from the design phase and turn them into something tangible.

Join the 3D course here! education-hub.kmop.org/.../welcome-...
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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💡 Module 3 – Deliver

Are you ready to present your course?
Module 3 will give you tools to best test your course, evaluate and adjust it before your start communicating about it.

Not long until you meet your leaners! Just a click away here: education-hub.kmop.org/courses/the-...
June 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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👥 Equal at Home = Equal at Work

How to effectively support parents in balancing family and work life?

COFACE’s expert meeting in Warsaw explored how care-equal policies can support families, employers & children’s well-being.

🔗 bit.ly/4e3LQIL

#EqualAtWork #EqualAtHome #WorkLifeBalance
Equal at Home – Equal at Work. Key takeways from the COFACE expert meeting in Warsaw | COFACE Families Europe
COFACE FAMILIES EUROPE is a network promoting the well-being, health and security of families and their members in a changing society.
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June 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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To mark the #InternationalDayofFamilies on the 15th of May, we are pleased to share rich insights into the policy reforms necessary to better promote family resilience across European countries.

Read more 👉 mailchi.mp/coface-eu/in...

#EU4Families #SocialEurope #FamilyResilience #rEUsilience
May 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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📣 Today, on #InternationalDayofFamilies, we are pleased to highlight the policy reforms necessary to better promote #familyresilience across European countries.

👉 Find out more here: reusilience.eu/project-upda...
Placing Families at the Centre of Social Policy for a Resilient Europe: European research project promotes key policy principles for policy reform — rEUsilience
To mark the International Day of Families on the 15th May, we are pleased to share with our community of key stakeholders rich insights into the policy reforms necessary to better promote family resil...
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May 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🌍 How can we better support parents in balancing family & work life?

COFACE Families Europe hosts the European Expert Meeting on Work-Life Balance on 21 May.

👉 Full programme: coface-eu.org/event/save-t...

#WorkLifeBalance #ParentalEquality #FamilyPolicy #SocialEurope #FamilySupport
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May 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🎲 WEBINAR | International Day of Play – 11 June 🎲

Join COFACE & Mattel for a convo on play, connection & well-being in a fragmented world.

🗓 11 June 2025 | 🕓 4 PM– 5:30 PM CET | 🌐 Zoom

Info & reg: bit.ly/webinarplay2025

#RightToPlay #InternationalDayOfPlay #MentalHealth #ChildWellbeing #UNCRC
May 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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#ChildPoverty is a pressing issue. 🚨 Our new policy paper calls for more funding to tackle poverty, strengthen the #ChildGuarantee, and ensure better social protection & education for all children. 📚💡 Let’s make sure the EU gets this right. #InvestingInChildren
A Europe that protects every child: Aligning EU’s policies and budget to eradicate child poverty – EU Alliance for Investing in Children
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April 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Mary Daly and Rense Nieuwenhuis – rEUsilience joint coordinators – will be chairing a research stream during the ESPAnet conference 2025!

More info here 👉 reusilience.eu/project-upda...
Call for paper abstracts until the 24th of April here 👉 www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/submis...
rEUsilience joint coordinators, Mary Daly and Rense Nieuwenhuis, will be chairing a stream during the ESPAnet conference 2025. — rEUsilience
We are glad to announce that our rEUsilience joint research coordinators Mary Daly and Rense Nieuwenhuis will be chairing a research stream at the upcoming Network for European Social Policy Analysis ...
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April 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Daniela is a young mom - and part of a movement.

With “We care... but who cares for us?”, she’s finding her voice and joining the conversation. 💬

Read her full opinion piece here: coface-eu.org/opinion-the-...

#WeCareButWhoCaresForUs #YoungParents #ErasmusPlus #Opinion
OPINION - The Future I wish for: reflections from a young mother in Italy | COFACE Families Europe
Daniela, a young mother, shares her testimony of challenging societal perceptions and finding empowerment.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM