Category: Past events

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14 September 2027: AGF expert meeting: “Intergenerational justice, democracy and the representation of children and young people”

How can children and young people be better represented in our democracy? The AGF discussed this issue at its expert roundtable on ‘Intergenerational Justice, Democracy and the Representation of Children and Young People’ with its member organisations, as well as representatives from the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, the German Children’s Fund (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk), the German League for […]

18 May 2026: AGF conference on “The Social Welfare Commission’s reform proposals and their impact on families”

On 18 May 2026, the AGF organised a symposium in Berlin entitled ‘The Social State Commission’s Reform Proposals and Their Impact on Families’ . The focus was on the proposals of a Governmental ommission for reforming tax-funded social benefits and their potential impact on families, different family structures and the balance between paid work and care work. When the Social […]

11. December 2025: AGF meeting on chances for families within a reform of the german General Equal Treatment Act

On December 11, 2025, an AGF expert discussion was held on the potenitals of the german General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) for protecting families from discrimination – and the opportunities that a future reform could offer to better identify and prevent family-specific discrimination. The guest speaker was Sandra Runge, a specialist lawyer for labor law and co-founder of the #ProParents […]

17 November 2025: European Expert meeting on demography

Demographic and family policy discourses and practices in Europe The Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) was delighted to organise its annual European Expert Meeting on Demographic and family policy discourses and practices in Europe on 17 November in Berlin. We discussed the challenges for societies in Europe that come with demographic change and its consequences. Against the backdrop of […]

4 November 2025: Networking meeting of the National Network on Families

Auf dem Netzwerktreffen des Bundesforums Familie 2025 wurde die Themenperiode Familien und Klima mit einem Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Dr. Jörg Tremmel von der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zum Thema Klimawandel, Generationenwechsel und der Rolle der Familien inhaltlich abgerundet. Anschließend diskutierten die anwesenden Vertreter*innen der Mitgliedsorganisationen zentrale Aspekte des Themenfelds Familien und Klima. Die Gewichtung individueller Verantwortung im Verhältnis zur […]

ICCFR

27-28 Oct 2025: AGF hosting the annual meeting of ICCFR in Berlin

On 1.5 days AGF hosted the meeting of the International Commission on Couple and family Relations (ICCFR) . Prof. Dr. Angela Abela (University of Malta) opened the meeting with an interesting and inspiring input on today’s challenges for families. She mentioned demographic trends, family poverty, gender issues, the ravages of war, the climate change and social media and artificial intelligence. […]

29 September 2025: Expert meeting on the 9th German Ageing Report

During the expert discussion, we discused the findings of the Ageing Report with representatives from family organisations, welfare associations and politics. These discussions included political challenges that arise with regard to support for older people from relatives and friends. Prof. Dr. Clemens Tesch-Römer, member of the 9th Age Report Commission, presented key content from the Report, with a particular focus […]

10 July 2025: Expert meeting on the rush hour of life for parents

„How is the rush hour of life changing and how do we deal with the challenges?” At the AGF expert discussion on 10 July 2025, Prof. Dr Martin Bujard – President of the Protestant Working Group Family (eaf) and Research Director at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) – presented the latest research findings on the so-called ‘rush hour […]

12 May 2025: AGF conference on “Support for single parents and their children – Results of the 10th Family Report”

Date: 12 May 2025, 11:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Location: BFS-Konferenzzentrum Centre Monbijou, Oranienburger Str. 13-14, 10178 Berlin The event will focus on the key messages of the 10th German Family Report. The report has chosen, among other things, the promotion of the economic independence of mothers and fathers, the strengthening of joint parental responsibility, the consideration of families in […]

21 and 27 May 2025: Online discussion on the Coalition Agreement of the new government

The new German government is about to be formed. The recently signed coalition agreement forms the base for their work. The AGF family organisations will discuss the potential impact of the agreement for families, challenges that arise, which topics are highlighted and which ones were left behind. We kindly invite to participate in these two online discussions. Unfortunately those discussions […]