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Takács: American politicians follow Hungary's family policy closely
Hungary presented its ideas to an American audience to address demographic issues and family policy.
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PM Orbán: 2024 is to return the focus of politics to families
PM Orbán said 2023 had been a year of “great struggles”, noting the challenges of the war, the growing threat of terrorism, migration, inflation “and Brussels”.
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President Novák: Pro-family is answer to demographic crisis
The Hungarian government has spent 6% of the country’s GDP, the highest ratio in the world on family support schemes.
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Justice Minister: Government’s family support programs cover single parents
The justice minister said that assisting families was “something like a maternal instinct” for the government, which was “constantly fine-tuning” the system.
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President Novák urges companies to adopt family-friendly approach
The president highlighted the importance of family-friendly workplaces in helping employees balance work and their family lives.
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President Novák underlines importance of traditional family model
The president said education and emphasising the importance of human life are key to a successful family policy.
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PM Orbán: Family subsidies will be extended and expanded if Fidesz wins election
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said family subsidies will be extended and expanded if governing Fidesz wins the general election in April.
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Hungary's fertility rate returns to pre-1995 levels
The government “strongly believes in families”, which is why it introduced a multitude of schemes to help couples wanting to raise children.
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Gergely Gulyás to take over family minister tasks
Katalin Novák, the minister of family affairs, tendered her resignation to accept a nomination to serve as Hungary’s next president.
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PM Orbán touches upon the EU, families and migration
The PM said that those currently in power in Brussels wanted a German-controlled European state, “unlike us, who insist on the existence of nation states making up Europe”.
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Novák: Family-friendly Hungary is what most identify with
Making Hungary family-friendly is an aim that most Hungarians identify with regardless of party affiliations.
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State top-up cap for baby bonds to double in 2022
Katalin Novák, Minister of Family Affairs, encouraged new parents to choose the baby bond as a form of savings which pays a premium.
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Hungarian government to provide help for those wanting children
The government aims to ensure that people who want to have children are given all possible support, not just financial, but aid for health interventions for people struggling to conceive, too.