Reports of events

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 6. Sept 2024: Expert meeting on housing and discrimination of families

    On 6 Septmber 2024, the AGF organized an expert discussion on discrimination against families on the housing market. Charlotte Weber and Remzi Uyguner from the Berlin office against discrimination on the housing market “Fair mieten – Fair wohnen” were invited as experts. The discussion is part of a series of AGF events on the topic…

  • 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…

  • 15 May 2024: Conference on the planned family law reforms

    This conference has taken place in German language. The aim of the conference was to take a look at selected family law projects of the Federal Government and to discuss whether the Federal Government’s proposals are appropriate responses to the need of changes. Changes to maintenance law, custody and contact law and parentage law were…