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25 October 2023: European Expert Meeting on the Care Strategy
This year’s European Expert Meeting took place in Berlin on 25 October 2023. The participants discussed the European Care Strategy, which was adopted by the European Council in December 2022. Report AGF published a comprehensive report on the meeting. Please download it here: Summary of key findings Positive impetus for care policy across all phases…
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17 October 2023: General Meeting of National Family Forum
Around 40 participants from the member organizations of the Bundesforum Familie came together on 17 October 2023 at the Centre Monbijou in Berlin Mitte. The content of the network meeting was the final reflection on the 2022/23 thematic period and the selection of the new focus topic for 2024/25. Please see the German page for…
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09 October 2023: Expert meeting on time concepts for families
The AGF expert discussion discussed various concepts for a better time policy for families. For setting the scene, new data was presented on parents’ wishes regarding the amount of care and paid work and its distribution within the partnership, as well as on the actual use of time by fathers and mothers with young children.…
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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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07 September 2023: Expert Meeting on the 2nd report of the council for reconciliation of paid work and care
In July 2023, the independent council board for the reconciliation of care and work handed over its second overall report to Family Minister Lisa Paus. At the AGF’s expert discussion the participants discussed the report and its recommendations as well as the AGF’s statement and provided assessments from an extended range of experts. At the…
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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…