AGF EuropaNews

AGF “EuropaNews” gathers the news in the field of family politics from the European level and the EU member states (excluding Germany) from a German perspective. The newsletter aims to bring the news from Europe to Germany, so unfortunately they are only available in German.

Issues 2023

  • EuropaNews February 2024

    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…


  • EuropaNews January 2024

    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…


  • AGF EuropaNews December 2023

    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…


  • EuropaNews November 2023

    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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • EuropaNews June 2023

    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…


  • EuropaNews May 2023

    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…


  • EuropaNews April 2023

    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 March 2023

    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.…


  • AGF EuropaNews February 2023

    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…


  • AGF EuropaNews January 2023

    This year’s first issue of EuropaNews was published today. We cover the EU child guarantee’s implementation process and the EESC’s statement on the care strategy. We also point to the UN’s call for contributions to the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing. As usual, we also inform about family and social policy developments in Europe and…


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These are the issues that have been published since 2018. Older issues can be found in the Archive.