On the occasion of the Franco-German Council of Ministers on January 22, 2023, the French Minister for Solidarity, Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Jean-Christophe COMBE, and the German Federal Minister for Families, Seniors, Women and Youth, Mrs Lisa PAUS, jointly expressed the importance of their cooperation on family and elderly policies.
Franco-German Alliance : a roadmap for the years to come
The two ministers agreed to work closely together over the coming years to implement the following key projects :
- The formalization of a common roadmap between competent administrations on the policies related to solidarity, early childhood, and the elderly, with the institutionalization of a day of exchange franco-to strengthen the national policies of both countries and to identify common positions for the relevant meetings of the Council of the European Union
- Establishing a partnership on policies to ensure equal opportunities for children from the outset, regardless of their origin, gender, religion or social status of their parents, such as the First 1000 Days Policy, to facilitate the exchange of technical information, the sharing of research data or the exchange of researchers
- The association of representatives of each country in the consultations carried out within the framework of structural reforms, for example relating in France to the implementation of the public service of early childhood or to the «ageing well» part of the National Council of the recasting
- The development of the exchange of good practices aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the care and bonding professions and at better identifying the needs of the elderly and carers, drawing for example on the recent information campaign “Caregivers can do it” conducted in Germany
The two ministers agreed to exchange regularly on the progress of these flagship projects and to continue the implementation of other structuring projects in their field.
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