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Updated: AGF exhibition on the development of the German family policy
The exhibition shows the development of the German family policy. It was originally created on occasion of the 60th anniversary of AGF in 2014 and was linked to brochure on the history of AGF. Shortly before the 70th anniversary of the AGF, the exhibition now has been updated. Both the exhibition and the brochure are…
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AGF EuropaNews October 2023
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…
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30 October 2023: Impact of European migration policy on Transnational Family Dynamics
On 30 October 2023 in Berlin, Germany, the COAST Action network on Transnational Families Dynamics in Europe (TraFaDy) held a workshop on the impact of European migration policy on Transnational Family Dynamics. The specific occasion to have the workshop was the current debate on introducing a new migration and asylum pact in the European Union.…
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25 October 2023: European Expert Meeting on the Care Strategy
This year’s European Expert Meeting will take place in Berlin on 25 October 2023. The topic will be the European Care Strategy, which was adopted by the European Council in December 2022. You can download the programme here. Usually, the European Expert Meetings take place with a limited number of 35 persons from Germany and…
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AGF EuropaNews September 2023
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…
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Family Organisations call for rapid introduction of a two-weeks fathers leave
Berlin, 05 September 2023 – The family organisations united in the AGF call on the Federal Government to immediately introduce the two-week paid leave for fathers and second parents after the birth of a child, which was agreed in the coalition agreement and has already been announced several times as “family start time”. “The family…
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AGF EuropaNews 2023
The AGF EuropaNews issue for August 2023 was published today. We cover the EU Parliament’s statement on the EU’s budget for 2024, the monitoring of Germany’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and more news on family and social policy. We also recommend current publications and forthcoming events on those…
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EuropaNews July 2023
EuropaNews’ July issue covers the EU Commissions’ plans for a better long time care and its proposal for revised regulations on the safety of toys. We also inform about Lithuania’s NAP for implementing the EU child guarantee an other news on family and social policy from the European countries. As usual we also recommend current…