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Germany’s Paternity Leave Dispute Goes to EU Court

The EU court’s answer will decide if Germany must offer paid leave for new fathers.

Russia Advises Doctors To Refer Women Who Reject Motherhood To Psychologists

Basque Government Approves €871 Million Fifth Plan for Families and Children

Ombudsperson Fines SBP Rs500,000 Over Denied Paternity Leave, Orders 30 Days’ Paid Leave

French Government Condemns SNCF’s 12+ TGV Option but Declines to Act

China's Population Falls for Fourth Year as Birth Rate Hits Record Low

France’s Population Reaches 69.1 Million as Deaths Outnumber Births for First Time Since WWII

Insee Data Point to Postwar Low for 2025 Births in France

Russia Plans Mandatory Family Mediation Proposals as Lawmaker Urges Free Pilot

Musk Warns 'Italy Is Disappearing' After Istat Reports Record-Low Births

ONS Finds Mothers’ Earnings Down 42% Five Years After First Child

ECJ Orders Spain to Pay €6.8 Million for Parental Leave Delay; Daily Fines Suspended

Germany’s Birth Rate Drops to 1.35, Forcing Kindergartens to Advertise for Children

Australia’s Fertility Rate Holds at Decade Low as Births Edge Up

Demonstrators Rally Nationwide as Sanseitō Leader Defends Gender Role Remarks

U.S. Fertility Rate Remains at 1.6 as Americans Press for Better Child Care and Maternal Support

U.S. Population Ages as Immigration Fuels Record Growth

Germany’s Childcare System Grapples with Eastern Underuse and Western Staff Gaps

Japan’s 2024 births dip below 700,000 as fertility rate sinks to 1.15

Supreme Court Declares Maternity Leave a Fundamental Reproductive Right