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The AGF starts the new year with Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard as its new chairman
Berlin, 16 January 2025 – As part of the regular rotation, the Protestant Association for Family Affairs (eaf) is taking over the leadership of the Association of German Family Organizations from the German Family Association. The eaf president, Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, was elected as the new chairperson for two years. He takes over the baton from Dr. Klaus Zeh,…
Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard at New Year’s Reception of the Federal President
On January 10, Federal President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited to the traditional New Year’s reception at Bellevue Palace. Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, who chairs the AGF since the beginning of the year, was a guest as a representative of family organizations. Not only associations and clubs were invited, but also leading representatives from politics and business, as well as about…
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 presidency will now pass from…
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 to current studies and upcoming…
The AGF starts the new year with Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard as its new chairman
Berlin, 16 January 2025 – As part of the regular rotation, the Protestant Association for Family Affairs (eaf) is taking over the leadership of the Association of German Family Organizations from the German Family Association. The eaf president, Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, was elected as the new chairperson for two years. He takes over the baton from Dr. Klaus Zeh,…
Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard at New Year’s Reception of the Federal President
On January 10, Federal President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited to the traditional New Year’s reception at Bellevue Palace. Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, who chairs the AGF since the beginning of the year, was a guest as a representative of family organizations. Not only associations and clubs were invited, but also leading representatives from politics and business, as well as about…
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 presidency will now pass from…
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 to current studies and upcoming…
Background Combating child sexual abuse (CSA) is an important objective of the EU. In this connection, the Internet as an environment in which children spend a great deal of time poses a particular challenge. Despite its efforts to date, the EU is clearly failing to protect children from becoming victims of online sexual abuse. The existing regulations, which are primarily…
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 several institutional activities as well…
Background Combating child sexual abuse (CSA) is an important objective of the EU. In this connection, the Internet as an environment in which children spend a great deal of time poses a particular challenge. Despite its efforts to date, the EU is clearly failing to protect children from becoming victims of online sexual abuse. The existing regulations, which are primarily…
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 being put in place through…
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 recognised by the other member…
Background Combating child sexual abuse (CSA) is an important objective of the EU. In this connection, the Internet as an environment in which children spend a great deal of time poses a particular challenge. Despite its efforts to date, the EU is clearly failing to protect children from becoming victims of online sexual abuse. The existing regulations, which are primarily…
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 being put in place through…
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 recognised by the other member…
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.
Under its roof, the AGF organises and coordinates a network called „Bundesforum Familie“. This network is a forum for organisations that are committed to continuous cooperation and a comprehensive dialogue supporting family concerns. Their common objective is to actively assume responsibility for a family-friendly society.
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.
Under its roof, the AGF organises and coordinates a network called „Bundesforum Familie“. This network is a forum for organisations that are committed to continuous cooperation and a comprehensive dialogue supporting family concerns. Their common objective is to actively assume responsibility for a family-friendly society.
The AGF advocates for the interests and rights of families in politics and society and promotes the dialogue between the associations and interest groups of families and those responsible for family policy. In addition, the AGF supports the cooperation of organizations active in family policy at the national and international level. Six major family organizations have joined forces for this purpose.
