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Summercard of AGF
The AGF is ringing in the second half of 2024 with a summer card, taking a look back at the first half of the year. The card is sent in a printed version. If you are interested in being included in the mailing list for the next issues, simply send an email to: info@ag-familie.de. Best…
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AGF EuropaNews August 2024
Today the issue of August 2024 of our EuropaNews was published, just before the European Institutions in September will take up their work again. Content of the newsletterl: Nachrichten aus europäischen Institutionen Nachrichten aus den europäischen Staaten Weitere Nachrichten Berichte und Studien Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen Download und further Informationen Archive of EuropaNews and subscription
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AGF EuropaNews July 2024
The July edition of AGF-EuropaNews has been published today. After the appointment of the top positions in the EU and other turbulent developments, the summer slump is making itself felt. Nevertheless, there is a lot of interesting news concerning family policy in Europe. This includes the priorities of the new Council Presidency and the Commission…
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Implementation of the European Child Guarantee
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…
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AGF position on the planned EU Parenthood Regulation
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…
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AGF EuropaNews June 2024
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…
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19. 6. 2024: AGF expert discussion on the new non-profit housing sector
On 19 June 2024, the AGF held an expert meeting on the topic “New non-profit housing and its potential for families”. The external experts Jan Kuhnert (KUB Kommunal- und Unternehmensberatung, Hanover) and Dr Reinhard Aehnelt (Institute for Urban Research and Structural Policy, Berlin) discussed the topic with the AGF member organisations. The aim of the…
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Family-specific perspectives on housing policy
The availability and affordability of housing as well as the quality of the housing and the living environment and supporting infrastructure are of crucial importance for the quality of family life. The challenges of access to suitable housing and its affordability, which have been increasing for some time, affect all types of households. However, families…
