Births in Lithuania have halved – what’s happening?
In 1990, around 57,000 babies were born in Lithuania. In 2021, the number of newborns fell to 23,000. The consequences of the
European Commission presents the European Care Strategy
Yesterday the European Commission presented the European Care Strategy to ensure quality, affordable and accessible care services across the European Union and improve the
Portugal approves family support measures
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa countersigned the government decree establishing exceptional measures to help families offset the effects of inflation. By
New rights to improve work-life balance for parents and carers in the EU enter into application
As of today, all Member States must apply EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers adopted in 2019. These rules set
12% of European households have 3 or more children
In 2021, of the 197 million households in the EU, approximately one quarter had children living with them (24%). Among these households with
Germany: The Federal Constitutional Court has declared it unconstitutional that the number of children is not taken into account in the contributions to long-term care insurance
The legislature must make the contribution system for long-term care insurance more family-friendly and give parents relief in proportion to the number
