Today we present the September edition of EuropaNews. The summer break is long behind us, work is in full swing and several elections have passed. We present the family policy-relevant innovations in the EU Commission and the EU Parliament, as well as new proposals to combat sexual abuse on the internet and data on its extent. Developments in other European […]
Berlin, 26 September 2024 – Sven Iversen, director of the German National Association of Family Organisations (AGF), was re-elected as Vice President of COFACE Families Europe on 26 September 2024. The General Assembly and other COFACE committee meetings took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24 to 26 September 20024, accompanied by an international symposium on the topic of ‘Work-Life Balance’. […]
9th October 2024 Berlin, Germany The European Child Guarantee recognises the importance of using national and local policy levers to support its implementation through quality services for children in vulnerable situations. Municipalities and services are at the forefront of work to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. According to a report adopted by the European Parliament in November 2023, “more […]
The August edition of EuropaNews is out today, ahead of the resumption of the European institutions’ activities in September. This issue in detail: Nachrichten aus europäischen Institutionen Nachrichten aus den europäischen Staaten Weitere Nachrichten Berichte und Studien Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen Download and further information All newsletter issues and subscription
This conference has taken place in German language. The aim of the conference was to take a look at selected family law projects of the Federal Government and to discuss whether the Federal Government’s proposals are appropriate responses to the need of changes. Changes to maintenance law, custody and contact law and parentage law were presented and discussed. The focus […]
The July edition of AGF-EuropaNews has been published today. After the appointment of the top positions in the EU and other turbulent developments, the summer slump is making itself felt. Nevertheless, there is a lot of interesting news concerning family policy in Europe. This includes the priorities of the new Council Presidency and the Commission President, as well as proposals […]
This text served as base for an article that was first published in FORUM Jugendhilfe 02/2024 (in German), July 2024 1 Introduction and background The European Child Guarantee is a voluntary commitment by EU member states to improve the situation of poor children and children at risk of poverty by 2030. In Germany, it is being put in place through […]
The representatives of the EU Member States are currently negotiating a proposal from the EU Commission for a Council Regulation on the mutual recognition of parenthood in the EU. The aim of the planned regulation is to ensure that the parenthood of a child that is legally established in one EU member state is also recognised by the other member […]
The June edition of EuropaNews has been published today, a few weeks after the world’s second largest election was concluded with the second largest voter turnout since its inception. While the awarding of top posts is dominating the public agenda, we are focusing as usual on the substantive news on family policy from the European institutions and the countries of […]
On 19 June 2024, the AGF held an expert meeting on the topic “New non-profit housing and its potential for families”. The external experts Jan Kuhnert (KUB Kommunal- und Unternehmensberatung, Hanover) and Dr Reinhard Aehnelt (Institute for Urban Research and Structural Policy, Berlin) discussed the topic with the AGF member organisations. The aim of the expert discussion was to gain […]
