◐ Child welfare & family

In the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, a joint draft law was passed by the parliamentary groups of CDU, Die Linke, SPD, FDP and ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS on parliamentary reform in 2026. The aim is to ensure the ability of state bodies to act even in an increasingly fragmented an…

The EU Parliament has adopted an own-initiative report on reducing the gender pay gap in the European Union. The background is that women in the EU continue to earn less on average than men and often receive lower pensions in old age. The report analyzes various reasons for these…

The EU Parliament has adopted an own-initiative report on the Commission's planned EU strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion. MEPs are calling for greater coordination at EU level and for poverty to be explicitly recognized as a violation of human dignity and a violation…

The EU Parliament has approved an update to EU air passenger rights. The aim is to protect the existing rights of passengers and prevent a regression in consumer protection. In particular, the right to compensation should continue to apply for delays of just three hours, while th…

In particular, the EU Parliament has adopted a motion for a resolution on the European Citizens' Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, which calls for better access to safe and legal abortions in the EU. In the resolution, Parliament notes that women continue to face legal and practi…

In the Thuringian state parliament, an amendment from the AfD parliamentary group to the budget law 2026/2027 was rejected. Specifically, the amendment proposed reducing or eliminating funding for various projects and programs. This affected, among other things, grants for preven…

The Brandenburg state parliament dealt with the Sixth Media Amendment Treaty and decided on it in a roll-call vote based on a recommended resolution. In particular, the State Treaty amends the State Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media and the State Treaty on Media and…

The Bavarian state parliament voted on an amendment from the CSU and FW parliamentary groups to the state government's draft law to introduce a Bavarian child start-up allowance. The original draft law proposed combining the previous family and crèche benefits into a one-off paym…

The Bavarian state parliament voted on an amendment from the ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS parliamentary group to the state government's draft law to introduce a Bavarian child start-up allowance. The original draft law proposed combining the previous family and crèche benefits into a o…

An amendment from the SPD parliamentary group entitled “Introduce fee-free daycare nationwide” was rejected in a roll-call vote in the state parliament. In addition to its original proposal, the SPD parliamentary group demands that the state government implement complete exemptio…

The state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia voted on a bill from the government factions of the CDU and ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS, which changes a total of nine state laws and three legal ordinances. With the law, the state wants to reduce administrative costs by around 400,000 e…

The EU Parliament has voted to update EU legislation on sexual abuse. The background to the new regulations is, in particular, changing technological possibilities, for example through artificially generated deepfake images, which are now criminalized. Maximum penalties for indiv…