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Events of AGF
The AGF regularly organizes national and international conferences, meetings and discussions on well chosen, current political questions in collaboration with its member organisations. These events create an opportunity for the exchange of opinions, the formulation of political requirements and the development of effective implementation strategies.
- Event for all families on 06.-08. September in Berlin. Conference, speeches etc. will be in German. More information
Reports of the AGF-events
Children, Care and professional work - what does families help to overcome time pressure?
An AGF conference held on 22 November 2012 in Berlin, referring to the currently published 8th Family Report. The Documention will be coming soon (German only).
The Right to Family Reunification – The European Directive and national implementation in the current discussion. AGF Expert Meeting on 22 June 2012
Since 2003, common EU-rules on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU have been installed. A European directive defines the conditions of entry and residence for non-EU family members joining a non-EU citizen already legally residing in a Member State. Besides, in some Member States (e.g. Germany) these rules also concern national citizens who have chosen a partner from outside the EU. Only the right to family reunification gives them the chance for a normal family life as it is habitual for most families in Germany and Europe. However, these regulations may also include rather strong obstacles.
Expert meeting on 08 September 2011: The reduced VAT rate in Europe - Opportunities for Effective Support for Families
An expert meeting of AGF and COFACE at the representation of the European Commission in Germany
Documentation of the conference: Child Poverty in Germany and Europe -Where are we at the End of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion?
Conference by AGF and European Commission Representation in Germany on child poverty on 30. Nov 2010 in Berlin
European Symposium, 31. August and 01. September 2009: Child Poverty – A European Challenge
Over the course of two days European experts discussed the issue of child poverty in the European Academy in Berlin. The contributions of the speakers as well as a summary of the discussions can be found in the detailed documentation.
Documentation European Symposium "Child Poverty - A European Challenge (5 MB)
European Expert’s Meeting, 14th November, 2008: Children need Future – for an Europe without Poverty!
The event was directed at representatives of family-political and child-political organizations as well as at well-known scientists and academics from the European member states. In focus was the exchange of ideas and exchange of experience among the masses, the causes and the results of child poverty in the European member states as well as the search for common suggestions on solutions.
Symposium, 21st November 2007: Child Poverty - a Structural Challenge
The results of poverty appear with children in nearly all areas of their life: Poverty leads to disadvantages in educational opportunities, to poorer health, to social exclusion and to damaged self-confidence. This conference placed the main focus on the institutions concerned with child poverty and structures in Germany. As well as this, the question as to how the present political and institutional structures themselves contribute to the solidification of this poverty was posed.
DNK conference, 19th-20th of March, 2007: Meeting Place Europe - Families and Generations on New Paths
The demographic development in almost all European countries is one of the biggest challenges for the member states of the EU. In the conference of the German national committee (DNK) of the world Family Organization the relevant subject complexes were consolidated in collaboration with the AGF: Those including relations between the generations, mutual and lifelong learning as well as support of the families for the protection of a united community.
The documentation "Meeting Place Europe" (in German) can be ordered from the office of the AGF.
Symposium, 09th-10th of November, 2006: Education Competence and the Borders of Diversity
Today education moves between extremes in which parents must position themselves. Hence, it is connected, now more than ever, with an especially high degree of self-reflection and information.
Documentation: Education Competence (in German, 3 MB)
Symposium, 24th-25th of October, 2005: The Family-appropriate Tax Revision - which Tax Policy do families need?
The discussion on family incentives and the distribution of burden in Germany stood at the forefront of this symposium. As well as the elaboration on the current state of affairs, the history of the development of these achievements was examined and the overall view was directed past the national state of affairs to include that of the European neighbours. Thus it was clarified which family incentive schemes other European countries use and which alternative models could perhaps also be relevant for Germany.
Documentation: Family-approbiate Tax Revision (in German, 3MB)
International symposium, 15th-16th of November, 2004: International Year of the Family - 10 years later. The family as a Mirror of Social and Political Developments
What has changed for families after the international year of the family in 1994? Which quantitative and qualitative results can be recognised? This stock-taking on the current situation of families was supplemented with the search for perspectives for a European family policy.
Expert discussion, 07th June, 2004: The Seventh Family Report - Questions and Suggestions on the Issue of "Child-conditioned Poverty"
This discussion with members of the expert's committee on the seventh family report 'Future of the Family - Social Changes and Social Cohesion‘ enabled the AGF to draw attention to important family political necessities, in the run up to the report. The issue of 'child-conditioned poverty' was the main focus of the discussions.
Documentation: Expert discussion to the Seventh Family Report (in German)
Professional seminar, 24th-25th of June, 2003: What Children need- What do Children need?
At the centre of this discussion was the social educational responsibility for children. Against the background of the other consequences from PISA - as well as the IGLU study, the seminar discussed particularly which educational and care concepts appropriate for children, are necessary and also from the children’s‘ perspectives, how and which collaborations between families and educational institutions should be formed.
Seminar, 29. - 30. October 2002: Children in Good Hands- On the Connection between Family and Education Policy
In this professional discussion with various topical studies on the education of children and young people main focuses were established for further work, and educational policy requirements were composed. The collaboration with and for families was at the forefront, with the purpose of strengthening and further supporting the education and up bringing responsibility of the family.
