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10 July 2025: Expert meeting on the rush hour of life for parents
„How is the rush hour of life changing and how do we deal with the challenges?” At the AGF expert discussion on 10 July 2025, Prof. Dr Martin Bujard – President of the Protestant Working Group Family (eaf) and Research Director at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) – presented the latest research findings…
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12 May 2025: AGF conference on “Support for single parents and their children – Results of the 10th Family Report”
Date: 12 May 2025, 11:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Location: BFS-Konferenzzentrum Centre Monbijou, Oranienburger Str. 13-14, 10178 Berlin The event will focus on the key messages of the 10th German Family Report. The report has chosen, among other things, the promotion of the economic independence of mothers and fathers, the strengthening of joint parental responsibility,…
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21 and 27 May 2025: Online discussion on the Coalition Agreement of the new government
The new German government is about to be formed. The recently signed coalition agreement forms the base for their work. The AGF family organisations will discuss the potential impact of the agreement for families, challenges that arise, which topics are highlighted and which ones were left behind. We kindly invite to participate in these two…
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17 February 2025: AGF expert meeting: Loneliness as a phenomenon within and outside of families
On Monday, 17 February 2025, AGF held an expert discussion on “Loneliness as a phenomenon within and outside of families. Political strategies against loneliness as an element of strengthening democracy”. The aim was to shed light on the current discussion and to get to discuss the perspectives of the member associations. Dr. Pauline Kleinschlömer and…
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17 Oct. 2024: Conference on intergenerational care in transnational families
On 17 October there will be a conference on intergenerational care in transnational families, which is co-hosted by TraFaDy, the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) and the Association of German Family Organisations (AGF) in Berlin, Germany. The event will consist of two parts: a European and international part in which studies, projects…
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9. Oct 2024: European Expert meeting on the role of local level prevention systems for implementing the European Child Guarantee
The European Child Guarantee recognises the importance of using national and local policy levers to support its implementation through quality services for children in vulnerable situations. Municipalities and services are at the forefront of work to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. According to a report adopted by the European Parliament in November 2023, “more…