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- Pavlovi v. Bulgaria – European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemns Bulgarian authorities (e.g. youth protection, police) for inadequate action and violation of the right to family life (ECHR, Art. 8) in the event of contact frustration by mother (ECHR, 1 Feb 2022)
- 4th International Conference on Shared Parenting 2018 – Opening Remarks by Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights – Family (Including Links to Factsheets on the family case-law of the European Court of Human Rights)
- Statistical analysis of 2015 Hague Convention applications on International Child Abduction – Summary provisional global report
- WARSHAK – STEMMING THE TIDE OF MISINFORMATION: INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS ON SHARED PARENTING AND OVERNIGHTING
- Taking the Purple path
- Oregon’s homophobic custody lobby
- Shared Physical Custody – Nielsen Analyses 40 Studies
- Homelessness in modern Europe
- Outcomes of Child-Inclusive Mediation
- Parenting arrangements for young children
- Shared parenting in Sweden and elsewhere
- Shared Custody: evidence it benefits most children
- Co-parents happier than single parents and non-resident parents (research)
- Kontaktabbruch zu den leiblichen Eltern durch Trennung macht Kinder krank ! (Metastudy, Prinz/Gresser, 2015)
- Fifty moves a year: is there an association between joint physical custody and psychosomatic problems in children?
- The Fatherless Society: Literature- and Fieldstudy (Barbara Kleinschuster-Moser, 2015)
- New member from Denmark joined PEF on 26 Nov 2014
- International Men’s Day, Wednesday 19 November 2014
- EU Cross-Border Custody Helpline
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Category Archives: European Parliament
EU Fundamental Rights questions for Eurocommisioner Frans Timmermans
Vraag aan Nederlandse en Belgische MEP’s voor hoorzitting met kandidaat eurocommissaris Frans Timmermans op 7 oktober 2014: Download hier de PDF Utrecht, Mol, 4 oktober 2014 Betreft: Vraag m.b.t. de handhaving van het Handvest van de grondrechten (m.n. Art. 24, … Continue reading
On EU support for parenting associations (European Parliament – answer to written questions)
Written question by Portuguese MEP João Ferreira (GUE/NGL) to the European Commission on EU support for parenting associations Source: European Parliament – EU support for parenting associations – E-010058/2013 – 10 september 2013 European Parliament Parliamentary questions 10 September 2013 … Continue reading
European Parliament leaders strongly support shared parenting (Strasbourg conference, Oct. 2013)
Index 1. Keynote speech by Roberta Angelilli on the scope of children’s rights in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Art. 24 , Clause 3) in parental separation cases 2. Letter of January 15, 2014 from PEF to Mrs. Angelilli … Continue reading
Child custody in Europe – Strasbourg Conference, Oct. 2013
A mini-conference ‘Child Custody in Europe’ was held by Colibri Platform at the European Parliament Building in Strasbourg, France in the afternoon (H. 14:20 – 18:00 CET) of October, 23rd 2013. For the program, papers and presentations see below. The … Continue reading
European Parliament welcomes newly founded Platform for European Fathers (PEF)
“The founding of the Platform for European Fathers (PEF) was welcomed at the ‘European fathers’ congress’ in the European Parliament that was organised by the Greens/EFA on June 28, 2011 in support of paternity leave.”
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16 European fatherhood and equal parenting organisations from 12 European countries start Platform for European Fathers (PEF) in Brussels
Founding meeting of the independent confederation Platform for European Fathers (PEF) European Parliament / Altiero Spinelli building Room: A7F387 Brussels, June 27th 2011 – 16:00- 19:00 hours List of founding members /participants Name Organisation Function Country 1. Peter Tromp … Continue reading
Europese vaders bestormen Brussel:: Oprichting Platform voor Europese Vaders
Gezamenlijk persbericht van GroenLinks Europa en het Vader Kennis Centrum (VKC) voor de Nederlandse media over: de oprichtingsvergadering van het onafhankelijke Platform voor Europese Vaders (PEV) in het Europees Parlement in Brussel op maandagmiddag 27 juni 2011 op initiatief van … Continue reading
Petition to MEP’s calling to vote in favour of Amendment 50 (introducing a minimum of 2 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave)
Dear Member(s) of the European Parliament, Tomorrow, wednesday the 20th October, the European Parliament will vote on the Estrela report amending a directive regarding maternity and paternity leave. The Platform for European Fathers together with the other organisations and NGO’s … Continue reading
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Petition to European Parliament in support of Amendment 50 (minimum of 2 weeks paid Paternity Leave)
Dear Member(s) of the European Parliament, As you probably know, next week the European Parliament will vote on the Estrela report amending a directive regarding maternity and paternity leave. The Platform for European Fathers together with the other organisations and … Continue reading
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European Parliament – Amendment 50 – Amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC introducing ‘a continuous period of non-transferable fully paid paternity leave of at least two weeks’
Amendment 50 Paternity leave Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 1 a (new) Article 8 a (new) Amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at … Continue reading
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