1 Deceber 2026: European expert meeting

European initiatives against family and child poverty and their implementation in Germany

Date: 01. December 2026, 10:00 Uhr – 17:00 Uhr
Venue: Refugio Berlin, Lenaustraße 3-4, 12047 Berlin

Working languages: EN-GER (simultaneous interpretation)

Key programme components:

  • Child and family poverty in Europe, and the effects of family benefits and parents’ integration into the labour market: current status, Eurofound
  • The social dimension of the European Semester: the European Commission in Germany
  • European initiatives to combat family and child poverty: Katarina Ivankovic-Knezevic, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
  • National implementation of European initiatives: featuring, amongst others, Sören Hoyer, Head of Unit for Citizen Participation, Family Support and Policy, and LGBTIQ*, City of Bremen
  • Round-table discussions and debates with all participants on all topicsn

Contact and registration

The number of participants is limited to approximately 35. If you are interested in taking part, please either send an email to anmeldung@ag-familie.de or use the form below. We will get back to you as soon as possible..