Emmanuel Macron pledged to “re-arm French fertility” and boost falling birth rates on Tuesday as part of a wide array of measures aimed at reviving his faltering second term.
The French president announced a plan to introduce a six-month parental leave plan, one of many policies he said was meant to help France become stronger.
In a marathon press conference – only his third in six years at the Elysée – he also pledged “order”, “authority” and more economic reforms, as well as cutting red tape and better controlling screen times for children.
“France will also be stronger by boosting its birth rate,” Mr Macron insisted. “Until recently, we were a country where this was the strength, not the uniqueness in Europe, when we compared ourselves with our neighbours. This has become less true in recent years.”
**‘Demographic rearmament’**
France’s birthrate fell by 7 per cent last year to its lowest level since the end of the Second World War, but it still has the highest birthrate in Europe, at 1.53 children per adult.
“Habits are changing, and people are having children later and later,” said the centrist president. “Infertility, both male and female, has risen sharply in recent years and is causing many couples to suffer. A major plan to combat this scourge will be launched to bring about this demographic rearmament.”
Aired on several television channels at prime time, Tuesday’s night’s press conference was expected to set the course for Gabriel Attal, his 34-year-old head of government after he was named last week.
The wide-ranging speech also included further promises – from testing uniforms in schools to cracking down on drug trafficking – and came days after the appointment of France’s youngest and first openly-gay prime minister.
Accused by opponents of adopting lofty, monarchical tendencies, Mr Macron almost never holds a full-scale press conference at home but regularly answers questions from reporters while abroad.
“I’m convinced that we have all the assets we need to succeed, and that we will live better tomorrow than we do today,” he said.
Mr Macron started by spelling out measures concerning children including regulating, in a way he did not specify, screen time for children.
He said uniforms would be tested in about one hundred schools, adding that there would be more civic instruction classes and that all children in junior high school should have access to drama classes.
Mr Macron also said he would ask his government to launch a new batch of liberal reforms to boost the economy, saying the country needed to be encouraged to “produce more” and “innovate more”.
“France will be stronger if it wins back its financial independence,” he said.
Give me some pretty girls and I’ll raise that curve
All by himself?
Emmanuel Macron – Gen Xer with no children
On a déjà le slogan de la campagne : “Niquez-vous ! “
Ethnic French or people living in France?
It won’t work.
[deleted]
French intelligence is secretly puncturing condoms.
Next month: 17 million unexpected pregnancy
Macron “Told ya 💦”
Opération Zizi
finally
state mandated wives
Hey I’m willing to help.
Yeah good luck with that.
Maybe stop giving always billions to big corporation and at least try to make it looks like common folks may have a decent future instead ?
Imagin a world where you have to work until 67 and live paycheck to paycheck all whille raising 2-3 kids ? oh wait, that’s the world we’re living in ?
Fuck no.
Sounds sexy
Same issue as every developed country. Why should I have kids when I can barely cover my own expenses?
1. Wages that cover cost of living.
2. Housing that is affordable and accessible.
3. Employee rights that offer job security and time with family.
4. Health care that doesn’t have long waiting lists.
5. Affordable and availability of childcare.
This is the minimum needed to increase dropping fertility rates.
This cunt does a rearmament metaphor every week since the COVID I swear.
Pleaaaase, in the name of the French people: shut the fuck up !!!
I’m glad the issue is at least being talked about.
They ought to start by removing spongers from their welfare state and putting the newfound funds towards families that would have more kids but for the financial drain
French citizens: “is that why you’ve been fucking us Macron?”
I thought France had one of the highest birth rates? (In Europe)
Says the man with no kids and a wife so old, the dust in her womb is from the Ark.
No one’s having kids in developed countries anymore. When societies reach a certain level of wealth, priorities and values change. And there’s nothing you can do about it.
Single-handedly.
Rare Macron W
Macron can copy Ceaușescu (former Romanian President) and just ban abortion and birth control. Then the population would skyrocket.
Half /s half 4 real
Take a page from some communist dictators and create incentives: have 4+ kids, retire at 50 with full pension.
Shinzo Abe has possessed Macron
The Torygraph’s neurotic obsession with France continues unabated I see.
We can now add ‘out of spite toward government’ in the long list of reason one can be anti-natalist
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**From The Telegraph’s Henry Samuel in Paris:**
Emmanuel Macron pledged to “re-arm French fertility” and boost falling birth rates on Tuesday as part of a wide array of measures aimed at reviving his faltering second term.
The French president announced a plan to introduce a six-month parental leave plan, one of many policies he said was meant to help France become stronger.
In a marathon press conference – only his third in six years at the Elysée – he also pledged “order”, “authority” and more economic reforms, as well as cutting red tape and better controlling screen times for children.
“France will also be stronger by boosting its birth rate,” Mr Macron insisted. “Until recently, we were a country where this was the strength, not the uniqueness in Europe, when we compared ourselves with our neighbours. This has become less true in recent years.”
**‘Demographic rearmament’**
France’s birthrate fell by 7 per cent last year to its lowest level since the end of the Second World War, but it still has the highest birthrate in Europe, at 1.53 children per adult.
“Habits are changing, and people are having children later and later,” said the centrist president. “Infertility, both male and female, has risen sharply in recent years and is causing many couples to suffer. A major plan to combat this scourge will be launched to bring about this demographic rearmament.”
Aired on several television channels at prime time, Tuesday’s night’s press conference was expected to set the course for Gabriel Attal, his 34-year-old head of government after he was named last week.
The wide-ranging speech also included further promises – from testing uniforms in schools to cracking down on drug trafficking – and came days after the appointment of France’s youngest and first openly-gay prime minister.
Accused by opponents of adopting lofty, monarchical tendencies, Mr Macron almost never holds a full-scale press conference at home but regularly answers questions from reporters while abroad.
“I’m convinced that we have all the assets we need to succeed, and that we will live better tomorrow than we do today,” he said.
Mr Macron started by spelling out measures concerning children including regulating, in a way he did not specify, screen time for children.
He said uniforms would be tested in about one hundred schools, adding that there would be more civic instruction classes and that all children in junior high school should have access to drama classes.
Mr Macron also said he would ask his government to launch a new batch of liberal reforms to boost the economy, saying the country needed to be encouraged to “produce more” and “innovate more”.
“France will be stronger if it wins back its financial independence,” he said.
**Continue reading ⤵️**
[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/emmanuel-macron-vows-tackle-scourge-of-infertility-economy/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/emmanuel-macron-vows-tackle-scourge-of-infertility-economy/)
Give me some pretty girls and I’ll raise that curve
All by himself?
Emmanuel Macron – Gen Xer with no children
On a déjà le slogan de la campagne : “Niquez-vous ! “
Ethnic French or people living in France?
It won’t work.
[deleted]
French intelligence is secretly puncturing condoms.
Next month: 17 million unexpected pregnancy
Macron “Told ya 💦”
Opération Zizi
finally
state mandated wives
Hey I’m willing to help.
Yeah good luck with that.
Maybe stop giving always billions to big corporation and at least try to make it looks like common folks may have a decent future instead ?
Imagin a world where you have to work until 67 and live paycheck to paycheck all whille raising 2-3 kids ? oh wait, that’s the world we’re living in ?
Fuck no.
Sounds sexy
Same issue as every developed country. Why should I have kids when I can barely cover my own expenses?
1. Wages that cover cost of living.
2. Housing that is affordable and accessible.
3. Employee rights that offer job security and time with family.
4. Health care that doesn’t have long waiting lists.
5. Affordable and availability of childcare.
This is the minimum needed to increase dropping fertility rates.
This cunt does a rearmament metaphor every week since the COVID I swear.
Pleaaaase, in the name of the French people: shut the fuck up !!!
I’m glad the issue is at least being talked about.
They ought to start by removing spongers from their welfare state and putting the newfound funds towards families that would have more kids but for the financial drain
French citizens: “is that why you’ve been fucking us Macron?”
I thought France had one of the highest birth rates? (In Europe)
Says the man with no kids and a wife so old, the dust in her womb is from the Ark.
Army of rapists at the ready?
… personally
FTFY
[Five years ago:](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/26/education-family-planning-key-africa-future-emmanuel-macron-un-general-assembly)
Wish i could help.
Who wants some cum?
Singlehandedly ?
No one’s having kids in developed countries anymore. When societies reach a certain level of wealth, priorities and values change. And there’s nothing you can do about it.
Single-handedly.
Rare Macron W
Macron can copy Ceaușescu (former Romanian President) and just ban abortion and birth control. Then the population would skyrocket.
Half /s half 4 real
Take a page from some communist dictators and create incentives: have 4+ kids, retire at 50 with full pension.
Shinzo Abe has possessed Macron
The Torygraph’s neurotic obsession with France continues unabated I see.
We can now add ‘out of spite toward government’ in the long list of reason one can be anti-natalist