Editorial: Liberation

• Birth rate in France has decreased, with only 700,000 babies born in 2023, the lowest number since World War II.
• Emmanuel Macron responds with the creation of a six-month 'birth leave' for each parent, to encourage procreation.
• Macron also promises a 'large-scale plan' to combat both male and female infertility.
• Population aging poses threats to the economy, pension financing systems, and innovation.
• Macron's right-wing discourse was criticized for not providing adequate answers to the low birth rate problem.
• Fertility should be seen as a systemic result dependent on various social and economic circumstances.

Conclusion: France needs to create a desirable future that reconciles dreams and reality to increase the birth rate, whereas Macron's current approach may be insufficient and his plan needs more details to be considered effective.

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