European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)

12/06/2026

Germany's birth rate: lowest level on record in 2025
👉 As the number of women of childbearing age declines in Germany, birth rates are projected to continue falling. The German Family Association says family-unfriendly structural policies are to blame.

As the number of women of childbearing age declines in Germany, birth rates are projected to continue falling. The German Family Association says family-unfriendly structural policies are to blame.

11/06/2026

New report: The European Union’s Anti-Poverty Strategy.
👉 The European Commission is setting out the ambition to help eradicate poverty in the EU by 2050. This first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy sets out a comprehensive approach to prevent and protect against poverty.

The Commission is setting out the ambition to help eradicate poverty in the EU by 2050. This first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy sets out a comprehensive approach to prevent and protect against poverty.

10/06/2026

Switzerland expands as Europe contracts and neither is happy
👉 Without immigration, the retirement of the baby boomers would push the OASI towards financial collapse. But in the long-term, the problem returns.

Demographic change and workforce migration are transforming Europe and Switzerland. Profound disruptions are on the horizon.

09/06/2026

Opinion: Let's help each other - When the State divides, solidarity unites and restores dignity
👉 It’s not an extraordinary story.
It’s one of those that happens quietly, without headlines, without cameras.
And perhaps that’s precisely why it’s so deeply affecting.

It's not an extraordinary story.It's one of those that happens quietly, without headlines, without cameras.And perhaps that's precisely why it's so deeply affecting.

08/06/2026

🌎The world is facing the greatest demographic COLLAPSE in human history.
👉 136 of 237 countries now have fertility rates BELOW replacement level, up from just 4 in 1950.
👉 Replacement level is the rate needed to keep a population stable across generations.
👉 Today, that number sits at 2.1 births per woman, per UN data.
👉 6 countries have now fallen below 1.0 births per woman.
👉 In 1950, ZERO countries were.
👉 The global average was 4.9 children per woman in 1960.
👉 Today, it's just 2.3 and still falling.

05/06/2026

Cyprus: 250 mothers of large families to receive €400 support
👉 The awards were presented during a special ceremony on Sunday, May 3, organized by the Pancyprian Organization of Large Families.
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/250-mothers-of-large-families-to-receive-%E2%82%AC400-support

04/06/2026

Pope decries ‘drastic sterility,’ discrimination against motherhood in Europe
👉 Leo addressed members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography and others during a conference on the family and demographics.

Leo addressed members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography and others during a conference on the family and demographics.

03/06/2026

ELFAC introduced the large families’ perspective in the conference on “Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainability”
👉 The final conference of COST Action, in the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague on 26 May, marked the conclusion of four years of collaborative research on the role of paid parental leave in building more equal and socially sustainable societies, and brought together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond.

The final conference of COST Action CA21150 “Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainability”, in the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague on 26 May, marked the conclusion of four years of collaborative research on the role of paid parental leave in building more equal and social...

02/06/2026

ELFAC invited to talk in the Transatlantic Policy Exchange on Families in Brussels.
👉 Policymakers, academics, legal experts, and civic leaders from Europe and the United States gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on May 12, 2026, for a day-long policy exchange entitled “Bridging Continents: Transatlantic Dialogue on Family Policy,”

Policymakers, academics, legal experts, and civic leaders from Europe and the United States gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on May 12, 2026, for a day-long policy exchange entitled "Bridging Continents: Transatlantic Dialogue on Family Policy,"

01/06/2026

FEFN joins new “Alliance for Parenting” to call for stronger family support in Spain 👉👉 The Federación Española de Familias Numerosas (FEFN) has partnered with several social organizations to launch the “Alliance for Parenting”, a joint initiative advocating for stronger support for children and families in Spain.

FEFN has partnered with several social organizations to launch the “Alliance for Parenting”, a joint initiative advocating for stronger support for children and families in Spain.