AGF EuropaNews January 2025

Today, the first AGF EuropaNews for 2025 was published. Poland has taken over the EU Council Presidency, and at the end of January, the German biannual report on the European Child Guarantee passed the German Federal Cabinet with a statement from the German government. As usual, the newsletter contains news from the EU institutions, from other states and from studies, […]

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AGF statement on the 1st German biannual report on the national implementation of the EU Child Gurantee

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the German government passed a cabinet resolution on its reporting under the European Child Guarantee. In Germany, the National Action Plan “New Opportunities for Children in Germany” is the basis for implementing the EU Child Guarantee. The EU Child Guarantee provides for two-yearly reporting on the status and progress of national implementation. The deadline for […]

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Report of the European Expert meeting of AGF and COFACE Europe on on the Child Guarantee and local poverty prevention

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 needs to be done to […]

AGF EuropaNews December 2024

Today we publish the last issue of our EuropaNews for 2024. The year has brought many changes, some of them turbulent, due to a number of elections in Europe, Germany and the world, as well as other factors. A new EU Parliament and a new EU Commission have taken up their work, and the Council presidency will now pass from […]

AGF EuropaNews November 2024

The November edition of our AGF EuropaNews was published today. It contains the latest news from Europe’s various institutions, such as the confirmation of the new European Commission. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the EU Child Guarantee progress reports are available and World Children’s Day was celebrated in November. As usual, this issue also contains numerous references to current studies and upcoming […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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’. […]