For the family organisations within the AGF, the European Child Guarantee is an important instrument both for combating child poverty in Germany and for at least mitigating the social inclusion deficits of children and young people. It was for this reason that the AGF made its voice heard very early by setting up a series of workshops and producing recommendations […]
In the May issue of Europa News we cover the Council’s decisions on the EU’s youth policy and the European Education Area. We also inform about the Parliament’s Resolution for a roadmap on a social Europe. As usual we keep you updated on family and social policy in European countries and recommend current publications and events on these topics. Unfortunately, […]
On 15 May 2023, the international day of the family, the AGF organised an event on the topic of “Family and Housing / Energy” in Berlin. In view of the burdens caused by rising housing and energy costs, the event took stock of the situation and discussed strategies and measures to improve the situation for the famiies. Presentations on the […]
The family organisations support hte call for high-quality implementation of the law on all day care and education for children of primary school age that was published today. More than 30 organisations and trade unions signed the call, wich highlights the importance of a high quality all day care and education. The call is published against the background that from […]
The AGF EuropaNews issue for April 2023 was published today. We cover the EU Commission’s infringement proceedings for implementing the Work-life Balance Directive, the EU parliament’s impact assessment on the proposed EU law against sexuel abuse and more news on family and social policy. We also recommend current publications and forthcoming events on those topics. Unfortunately, EuropaNews is only available […]
EuropaNews’ latest issue was published today. We cover the EU parliaments’ resolution proposal on adequate minimum income and the EU child guarantee’s implementation process. We also inform about EU’s assessment after one year of granting temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees and a study by the FRA on Ukranian people’s experiences after coming to the EU. As usual you will also […]
The COFACE Families Europe conference on “Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Europe” took place in Monza, Italy, jointly organised with the Italian organisation A.I.A.S. Taking the Italian system as a starting point for discussion with European peers, the event brought together organisations of families of persons with disabilities and service providers, education professionals, persons with disabilities and their families and […]
On 15 May 2023, the AGF is having an event on the topic of “Family and Housing / Energy” in Berlin. In view of the burdens caused by rising housing and energy costs, the event will take stock of the situation and discuss strategies and measures to improve the situation for the famiies. The conference and the following information are […]
Together with 53 other organizations, the AGF supports the appeal initiated by six foundations to convene a National Education Summit. In the appeal, initiated by the Bertelsmann Foundation, Deutsche Telekom Foundation, Karg Foundation, Robert Bosch Foundation, Vodafone Foundation Germany and the Wübben Foundation, the foundations call for urgent political action in view of the major problems in the education system […]
Berlin, 3 March 2023 – The family organizations united in the AGF call on the federal government to provide the basic child allowance agreed in the coalition agreement with sufficient financial resources to ensure that children are permanently protected from poverty. The bundling of family policy benefits and the dismantling of barriers to their use are important components of the […]
