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AGF comments: The current discussion on measures proposed by the European Commission to prevent and combat the sexual abuse of children on the internet

Background Combating child sexual abuse (CSA) is an important objective of the EU. In this connection, the Internet as an environment in which children spend a great deal of time poses a particular challenge. Despite its efforts to date, the EU is clearly failing to protect children from becoming victims of online sexual abuse. The existing regulations, which are primarily […]

AGF EuropaNews October 2024

The October edition of EuropaNews was published today. Summer time has been changed to Winter time, so the month was an hour longer than usual. The hearings of the designated College of the EU Commission have begun in writing, and we have summarised the responses relevant to family policy. Long-term care is the subject of several institutional activities as well […]

Job offer

AGF is looking for a project manager / policy officer starting at 1 February 2024 in Berlin. It is required to be fluent in German (oral and written). Applications are welcome until 30 November. As it is required to have fluent German language skills, the job description is only published in German: Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Familienorganisationen (AGF) e.V. ist […]

AGF EuropaNews September 2024

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 […]

COFACE Families Europe

AGF Director Sven Iversen confirmed as Vice-President of COFACE – Families Europe

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’. […]

World Breastfeeding Week 2024: Breastfeeding mothers need better support

The AGF supports the World Breastfeeding Week 2024 and draws attention to the press release of the ‘Healthy start to life’ network (Netzwerk “Gesund ins Leben”. This year, AGF became a member of the network that brings together institutions, professional societies and associations to jointly promote early childhood health – from pregnancy to infancy. The network is primarily responsible for […]

Summercard of AGF

The AGF is ringing in the second half of 2024 with a summer card, taking a look back at the first half of the year. The card is sent in a printed version. If you are interested in being included in the mailing list for the next issues, simply send an email to: info@ag-familie.de. Best wishes from the AGF at […]

AGF EuropaNews August 2024

Today the issue of August 2024 of our EuropaNews was published, just before the European Institutions in September will take up their work again. Content of the newsletterl: Nachrichten aus europäischen Institutionen Nachrichten aus den europäischen Staaten Weitere Nachrichten Berichte und Studien Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen Download und further Informationen Archive of EuropaNews and subscription

AGF EuropaNews July 2024

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 […]