German court backs paternity leave for civil servant citing EU policy

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2025-09-11

Cologne, Germany (dpa) - A German court has ordered the state to grant paternity leave to a civil servant, based on an EU directive, despite the man enjoying no entitlement to the measure under national law. The Cologne Administrative Court ruled in favour of the man's complaint on Thursday. According to the court, the man applied for paternity leave at the end of 2022 due to the impending birth of his daughter, citing the EU directive on work-......

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