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Europe is panicking over its shrinking population

BUDAPEST — After years of people having fewer children, Europe is on the brink of a great contraction. Next year, the European Union expects its population to hit a peak before sliding into the first ...
The New Yorker

Could Switzerland Become the First Country to Cap Its Population?

Once upon a time, in the town of Maienfeld, high up in the Swiss Alps, there lived an orphan with a heart of gold. A cruel aunt sent her off to seek her fortune in crowded, sooty Frankfurt, but city ...
Medical Xpress

Saving lives, not raising birthrates, may be Eastern Europe's best hope against population decline

European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children. However, a new study reveals that this popular strategy is often less effective ...
Pew Research Center

In several European countries, EU gets more positive ratings today than during Brexit vote

People in many European nations see the European Union more favorably than they did in 2016, when United Kingdom citizens voted to withdraw from the EU. Opinion of the EU has remained largely ...