The April edition of our EuropaNews has been published today. Despite the Easter holidays, a number of important decisions and publications have been released. One focus is on the minimum age for social media and the EU’s age verification app. Children’s rights are a recurring theme throughout this and other topics. As always, news from European countries, studies and event […]
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 very pluralistic family realities in Europe we particularly focused […]
The organisations joined in the Association of German Family Organisations have called for greater focus to be placed on the hardships faced by children, young people and families during the COVID pandemic, as well as on the future representation of their interests in crisis situations. In the course of today’s general assembly, a very constructive exchange took place between Ates […]
The March issue of AGF’s EuropaNews was released today. Spring has arrived both meteorologically and on the calendar. A diverse range of topics awaits you in this newsletter, with a focus on protecting children and young people online, the fight against child poverty, and two new strategies from the European Commission. Additional news, studies, and event announcements round out the […]
At the invitation of the Expert Commission on ‘Child and Youth Protection in the Digital World’, the AGF took part in the third hearing, entitled ‘Practical Perspectives from Parents, Educators, Youth Welfare Services, the Police and the Judiciary’, on Tuesday 10 March. Its oral contribution was based on the written submission it had previously submitted. The statement currently is only […]
Today, the February edition of AGF’s EuropaNews was published. The freezing cold in Berlin has passed, and the first signs of spring are sprouting. Some initiatives by European institutions are also positive, while others are controversial. This month’s recurring themes include protecting children from dangers on the internet and social inequality. Housing, the rights of older people, and the EU […]
Today, AGF EuropaNews published its first edition of 2026. In the depths of winter, Cyprus’ new EU Council Presidency presented a program that focuses on social cohesion. Looking back on 2025, combating child poverty, a social and family-friendly form of climate protection, and the regulation of artificial intelligence are recurring themes in the news and publications we present to you […]
Federal President Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender invited around 60 volunteers from all over Germany, as well as representatives from politics, business, trade unions, culture and civil society, to the traditional New Year’s reception on 9 January 2026. Prof. Dr Martin Bujard, Chairman of AGF, was a guest as a representative of family organisations. In a brief conversation with the Federal […]
Today, the December issue of AGF EuropaNews was published. The year is drawing to a close, and with it the first quarter of this century. Many activities have been completed. The European institutions have formulated priorities for 2026 and agreed on regulations or defined their position on them. Equal treatment is subject in some of these activities. There is also […]
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 […]
