Twelve main objectives for new Platform for European Fathers (PEF) founded on 27 June 2011 in Brussels

Founding meeting of the independent confederation

 Platform for European Fathers (PEF)

 European Parliament / Altiero Spinelli building / Room: A7F387

Brussels, June 27th 2011

Twelve main objectives in the draft Founding Statement of the PEF

The PEF is an independent European and international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that represents national father, fatherhood and equal parenting organisations and federations with the following main objectives:

1. to be active in the advancement of fathers interests to the European Parliament and on the EU policy level
2. to have the best interests and (human) rights of children towards both their parents and extended families at the heart of all activities
3. to promote involved fatherhood and an equality-based work-life balance regarding parenthood for working fathers on the EU social policy level particularly in reference to paternity and paternal leave
4. to seek and promote father inclusive policies in EU legislation and institutions and the harmonisation of European social policies and equal parenting legislation particularly referring to the implementation of a presumption of shared custody, care and residence
5. to seek the implementation of all European Convention articles for Human Rights and the jurisprudence by the European Court for Human Rights in all European countries
6. to seek the implementation of shared legal and physical custody and co-residence in EU legislation and social policies
7. to seek full gender equality in society, specially for fathers and fatherhood in the parenting and caring for children at home, in childcare and in education
8. to be inclusive to all organisations representing fathers with no gender discrimination
9. to better the unequal legal position of unmarried fathers in relation to their children
10. to further the interests of all fathers, with a particular emphasis on ‘low SES’ and immigrant fathers in EU legislation and social policies
11. to further the advancement and protection of the relations of bi- and transnational children with their fathers
12. to further research into and to promote measures to address the presently emerging “boys crisis” in education as potential future fathers

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