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 […]
The May edition of EuropaNews has been published just before the meteorological start of summer. The elections to the European Parliament are eagerly awaited, as are the consequences for social and family policies. Since the topic of family policy is nevertheless, and precisely for that reason, of importance, the current issue contains the latest news, studies and events. For example, […]
Today, the EuropaNews for April 2024 has been published. The parties have officially started the election campaign for the European elections. Some member states have submitted their first implementation reports on the European Guarantee for Children. The EU institutions have launched rules to better protect children from violence and child labour, as well as to combat violence against women. The […]
The March issue of EuropaNews for 2024 was published today, making it the first issue of spring. 70 years ago, on 25 March 1954, the Association of German Family Organizations (AGF) was founded. Exactly 70 years later to the day, the members looked back on the history of the AGF at their general meeting and discussed the current family policy […]
In the February issue of EuropaNews, we report on several decisions at European and national level that have made progress or have stalled again. These include the fight against sexual violence against women and children, the supply chain law against child labor, marriage for all and abortion rights. As always, there are also new studies and event dates. We wish […]
The first issue of EuropaNews for 2024 was published today. It is an intense election year with elections to the European Parliament and in 76 countries worldwide, more than in any previous year. It is also the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the 70th anniversary of the AGF and the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the […]
The last issue of EuropaNews for this year was published today. It deals with controversial topics such as recognising parenthood across the borders of EU member states, children’s rights in the EU migration pact and the rights of older people. 2023 was a year in which crises continued to multiply, from the war in Ukraine to that in Israel and […]
AGF EuropaNews’ 150th issue was published today. In this November issue we cover the EU parliaments’ resolution proposal on strengthening parent’s cross border rights and the commission’s recommendations for tackling energy poverty in the EU. We also inform about ESPANS’s study on the accessibility of key services covered by the European Child Guarantee. As usual you will also learn about […]
The AGF EuropaNews issue for Oktober 2023 was published today. We cover the EU parliament’s motion for a resolution on implementing the child guarantee, the European Court of Auditors’ assessment on the impacts of EU policies for people with disabilities and more news on family and social policy. We also recommend current publications and forthcoming events on those topics. Unfortunately, […]
In the September issue of Europa News we cover the EU parliament’s draft for implementing the EU child guarantee . We also inform about COFACE’s call to tackle energy poverty among families in 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, Europa News […]
