Summary: <p>When Remco Yizhak Cooremans moved home to the Netherlands after many years abroad, the authorities told him something shocking: his son wasn't legally his son. This week, we hear about Dutch plans to bring the law up to date with the realities of 21st-century parenting. We're also talking about Roman trash and minimum wages you can actually live on.</p> <p>Remco is the chairman of <a href="https://www.meerdangewenst.nl/">Meer dan Gewenst</a>. If you're interested in the multi-parenting law, you can catch him speaking at De Balie in Amsterdam on June 16, and it's being streamed online too. Details <a href="https://debalie.nl/programma/meer-dan-twee-ouders-regenbooggezinnen-in-de-wet-16-06-2022/">here</a>.<br> <br> This week's Isolation Inspiration: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS5EIQ3zubE">Navalny</a>, and Rough Translation's episode on <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1103566695/lunching-work-when-eating-at-your-desk-is-forbidden">France's forbidden desk lunches</a>.</p> <p>We're taking a break next week so that Katy can go stand in a muddy field. While we're away, check out <a href="https://europeanspodcast.com/episodes/hanna">this beautiful episode from Belarusian poet Hanna Komar</a>, reflecting on the meaning of freedom.</p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a> (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p>02:41 Good Week: Minimum wages you can actually live on</p> <p>08:54 Bad Week: Messy Rome</p> <p>18:06 Interview: Remco Yizhak Cooremans on the Netherlands' planned multi-parent law</p> <p>32:33 Isolation Inspiration: 'Navalny' and Rough Translation's French lunch episode</p> <p>34:23 Happy Ending: Congratulations, Candida!</p> <p>Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
