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Swedish minister brings baby to EU meeting to champion parental leave

Swedish Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her three-month-old son, Adam, to an EU council meeting in Luxembourg. This unprecedented move aimed to highlight Sweden's generous parental leave policies, which allow parents to balance work and family responsibilities. Pourmokhtari emphasized the importance of modern partnerships in enabling women to pursue careers without sacrificing family life, noting that her husband is currently on parental leave. AI

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Swedish minister brings baby to EU meeting to champion parental leave

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Swedish minister brings baby to EU meeting, a first for the bloc

    EU governments’ ministers gathered for a long day’s discussion of climate change policies on Thursday were surprised by a fresh-faced participant at their negotiating table: a three-month-old baby. Swedish Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her son, Adam, to the EU coun…