Universal child benefits: Policy issues and options
Universal child benefits critical in reducing poverty, new ODI and UNICEF report finds Universal child benefits, such as unconditional cash payments or … Read more
Reports
European Commission Report on the Impact of Demographic Change in Europe
The European Commission has adopted its first-ever Report on the Impact of Demographic Change. It presents the drivers of this long-term change … Read more
Demography on the European agenda: Strategies for tackling demographic decline
The EU faces a number of demographic challenges such as ageing, a declining birth rate and depopulation in some of its regions. … Read more
Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals
This report explores how the role of families, and family policies from around the world, can contribute to meeting the ambitions of … Read more
Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities
News from EESC The aim of active family policies is to guarantee that having children, who ensure the future of Europe, does … Read more
Understanding the housing conditions experienced by children in the EU
This memo outlines the housing conditions experienced by children across the EU and shows examples of actions taken by EU countries and … Read more
Demographic outlook for the European Union 2020
Demography matters. The economy and the labour market, but also social protection, intergenerational fairness and healthcare, the environment, food and nutrition are … Read more
Europe’s demographic winter
Table of contents Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Demographic challenge for Europe. (Introduction from the Co-Chair of the ECR Working Group on Demography) Gunnar Heinsohn, … Read more
Germany: Three children and more – families from the middle of society
By Martin Bujard, Detlev Lück, Jasmin Passet-Wittig, Linda Lux – Study by the Federal Institute for Population Research on behalf of the … Read more
Large families in Germany: phase-out model or life plan for the future?
Original in German on the website of The Federal Institute for Population Research Child wealth has become rare in Germany. With a … Read more