The Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) has published its discussion paper entitled ‘Children and Young People in the Digital World – Families between Participation, Empowerment and Protection’.Against the backdrop of current discussions on the consequences of social media use for children and young people, and in light of the specific – and in some cases differing – recommendations from […]
The organisations united within the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) criticise that the Federal Government has lost sight of the consequences of its austerity and reform policies for families. Whilst it is dealing with the various reform proposals in the individual ministries largely in isolation from one another, the multitude of cuts already implemented and planned threatens to place […]
The Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) has issued a statement on the draft to amend the law that regulates the federal ‘Mother and Child – Protection of Unborn Life’ Foundation. In this statement, the AGF particularly welcomes the proposed permanent statutory guarantee of the foundation’s funding base. The expansion of the board of trustees to include a representative from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This text served as base for an article that was first published in FORUM Jugendhilfe 02/2024 (in German), July 2024 1 Introduction and background The European Child Guarantee is a voluntary commitment by EU member states to improve the situation of poor children and children at risk of poverty by 2030. In Germany, it is being put in place through […]
The representatives of the EU Member States are currently negotiating a proposal from the EU Commission for a Council Regulation on the mutual recognition of parenthood in the EU. The aim of the planned regulation is to ensure that the parenthood of a child that is legally established in one EU member state is also recognised by the other member […]
