AGF EuropaNews

Today, the May edition of AGF-EuropaNews has been published. Child protection is at the heart of many activities undertaken by European institutions and several studies that we report on. Parental leave and adoption are topics of discussion in European countries. Our information package is rounded off with a list of upcoming events, which we hope…

Today, EuropaNews for April 2025 has been published, bidding farewell to a month that has been blessed with plenty of sunshine. The European Commission has launched a series of public consultations. The rights of children and the elderly are being discussed. Once again, many studies relevant to family policy have been published, and news from…

The March edition of AGF-EuropaNews was published today. Spring has begun and there are many things to report that are of importance to families in Europe. Several reports and plans were published for International Women’s Day on 8 March. New proposals include the European Social Fund Plus and the handling of child abuse material. In…

The AGF-EuropaNews for February was published today. We inform you about the European Commission’s new work program and new regulations from the EU institutions that are relevant to families. Among other things, we report on contrasting trends in the use of smartphones and digitalization in European countries. Activities for Safer Internet Day, various studies and…

Today, the first AGF EuropaNews for 2025 was published. Poland has taken over the EU Council Presidency, and at the end of January, the German biannual report on the European Child Guarantee passed the German Federal Cabinet with a statement from the German government. As usual, the newsletter contains news from the EU institutions, from…

Today we publish the last issue of our EuropaNews for 2024. The year has brought many changes, some of them turbulent, due to a number of elections in Europe, Germany and the world, as well as other factors. A new EU Parliament and a new EU Commission have taken up their work, and the Council…

The November edition of our AGF EuropaNews was published today. It contains the latest news from Europe’s various institutions, such as the confirmation of the new European Commission. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the EU Child Guarantee progress reports are available and World Children’s Day was celebrated in November. As usual, this issue also contains numerous references…

The October edition of EuropaNews was published today. Summer time has been changed to Winter time, so the month was an hour longer than usual. The hearings of the designated College of the EU Commission have begun in writing, and we have summarised the responses relevant to family policy. Long-term care is the subject of…

Today we present the September edition of EuropaNews. The summer break is long behind us, work is in full swing and several elections have passed. We present the family policy-relevant innovations in the EU Commission and the EU Parliament, as well as new proposals to combat sexual abuse on the internet and data on its…

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

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In EuropaNews‘ current issue we cover the EU’s plans to change their migration and asylum policies and children’s rights organisations critical reactions. We also point to the commission’s plans to ensure the rights of adults in need of protection during cross-border procedures. As usual we inform about developments in family and social policy on the…

In the May issue of Europa News we cover the Council’s decisions on the EU’s youth policy and the European Education Area. We also inform about the Parliament’s Resolution for a roadmap on a social Europe. As usual we keep you updated on family and social policy in European countries and recommend current publications and…

The AGF EuropaNews issue for April 2023 was published today. We cover the EU Commission’s infringement proceedings for implementing the Work-life Balance Directive, the EU parliament’s impact assessment on the proposed EU law against sexuel abuse and more news on family and social policy. We also recommend current publications and forthcoming events on those topics.…

EuropaNews’ latest issue was published today. We cover the EU parliaments’ resolution proposal on adequate minimum income and the EU child guarantee’s implementation process. We also inform about EU’s assessment after one year of granting temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees and a study by the FRA on Ukranian people’s experiences after coming to the EU.…

In our February issue of EuropaNews we cover the latest steps in the EU child guarantee’s implementation process, the recommendation on adequate minimum income and recent developments in creating a UN convention on the rights of older people. As usual we also inform about family and social policy news on the European level and from…