Jobban mondva - heti véleményhírlevél - ahol a hét kiemelt témáihoz fűzött személyes gondolatok összeérnek, részletek itt.
Since the end of the Second World War, the birth rate in France has never dipped as low as it is today. According to the latest figures, only 678,000 children were born in 2023, a drop of 6.6% compared to the previous year. Faced with this demographic challenge, some governments have proposed accepting more immigrants to offset the population decline. This is how entire neighborhoods in romantic Paris have been transformed in just a few decades.
A recent poll shows that an overwhelming majority of the population does not support policy makers' use of immigration to bump the birth rate.
In a survey prepared for CNews, Europe 1 and Le Journal du Dimanche, 69% of respondents rejected the idea of using immigrants to solve social problems and boost the French economy.
Looking at the gender breakdown of those questioned, the survey reveals that 71 percent of women reject such government efforts, compared to 67 percent of men. All age groups have a negative view of today's migration policies, with the elderly being the most dismissive.
The results also showed that supporters of the National Rally party led by Jordan Bardella were the most averse with 94 percent, closely followed by voters of Eric Zemmour's conservative party with 92 percent.
While the French are waking up, in Germany the Social Democrat-Green-Liberal government has pushed the much-debated citizenship law through the federal parliament. In future, foreigners will generally be able to obtain citizenship after just five years in Germany, instead of the previous eight. In special cases, expedited naturalization will also be possible after 36 months of residence in Germany. Children of foreigners who have lived in Germany for more than five years will automatically receive a German passport.
Under the plans, older migrants who have lived in Germany for a longer period will not have to prove their command of the German language and will not have to pass a naturalization test. In 2022 - the last year with up-to-date data available - 170,000 Muslim migrants were naturalized. The main countries of origin included Syria (around 50,000), Turkey (around 14,000), Iraq and Romania (around 7,000 each).
Experts estimate that a total of around 2.5 million foreigners will be eligible to apply for a German passport and obtain the right to vote. This number includes hundreds of thousands of migrants who entered Germany illegally in 2015 and 2016.
The draft has been sharply criticized by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), as well as by the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Alexander Dobrindt, CSU parliamentary group leader, slammed the proposal, saying
the government is selling out the German passport.
Mariana Harder-Kuhnel from AfD stressed that
the rules for obtaining German citizenship should be tightened, not relaxed further. A German passport should be earned through serious evidence of economic and cultural integration.
What the federal government is about to do will only help organized crime, enabling people smuggling networks to recruit more clients, the AfD argues.
Initially, the Liberals, the smallest party in government, raised serious concerns and firmly stated that they would vote against the citizenship law in the Bundestag, but on Friday, they obediently agreed to take this big step.
Cover photo: Illegal migrants register after arrival in Europe (Photo: MTI/EPA/ANSA/Donato Fasano)
The EU Foreign Affairs Council met again Thursday in Brussels, this time with states' foreign affairs ministers.
The Hungarian prime minister also spoke about the Russia-Ukraine war and the new economic policy in his weekly Kossuth Radio interview.
Last year, 746,900 individuals moved to the country, which is a 52.9 percent surge compared to the previous year.
David Pressman announces date of his departure.
Itt vannak az adatok, ennyi hó esett az országban - térkép
Nagy Bandó Andrásnak elgurult a gyógyszere, elvakította az Orbán-gyűlölet
Itt az újabb Andrei Mangra botrány! Egy boltban balhézott a táncos
Orbán Viktor a Kossuth rádió reggeli műsorában ad interjút + videó
Szalah kezdhet csomagolni, megvan a gólerős utódja
Feladta az egyik uniós tagállam: tárt karokkal várnak több százezer migránst
Oroszország megváltoztathatja a háború menetét
A 8 legfinomabb házi sütemény, amiből egy tepsi soha nem elég!
Sebestyén Balázs kihúzta a gyufát az RTL-nél, Orbán oldalára állt
Nagy Feró komoly gyanúba keveredett + videó
Pánikhangulat Kijevben az orosz megtorló csapások árnyékában
Curtis hatalmas pofont kevert le Magyar Péternek
The EU Foreign Affairs Council met again Thursday in Brussels, this time with states' foreign affairs ministers.
The Hungarian prime minister also spoke about the Russia-Ukraine war and the new economic policy in his weekly Kossuth Radio interview.
Last year, 746,900 individuals moved to the country, which is a 52.9 percent surge compared to the previous year.
David Pressman announces date of his departure.
A Magyar Nemzet közéleti napilap konzervatív, nemzeti alapról, a tényekre építve adja közre a legfontosabb társadalmi, politikai, gazdasági, kulturális és sport témájú információkat.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council met again Thursday in Brussels, this time with states' foreign affairs ministers.
The Hungarian prime minister also spoke about the Russia-Ukraine war and the new economic policy in his weekly Kossuth Radio interview.
Last year, 746,900 individuals moved to the country, which is a 52.9 percent surge compared to the previous year.
David Pressman announces date of his departure.
Liberal progressive dominance in the Western world is over, the Hungarian prime minister said in his speech at the Eurasia Forum.
Central Asia is one of the fastest growing and one of the most competitive regions in the world, and Kazakhstan is the strongest country in this region, Hungary's prime minister said in Budapest.
The decision came at the cost of shameful political games, Hungarian MEP Csaba Domotor says.
Nem rendeltetésszerűen használta.
Abban, hogy ő bolond, abban teljes volt közöttünk az egyetértés – idézte fel korábban a Miniszterelnökséget vezető miniszter.
Oroszország emellett gazdasági segítséget is nyújtott Észak-Koreának.
A Magyar Nemzet közéleti napilap konzervatív, nemzeti alapról, a tényekre építve adja közre a legfontosabb társadalmi, politikai, gazdasági, kulturális és sport témájú információkat.
Portfóliónk minőségi tartalmat jelent minden olvasó számára. Egyedülálló elérést, országos lefedettséget és változatos megjelenési lehetőséget biztosít. Folyamatosan keressük az új irányokat és fejlődési lehetőségeket. Ez jövőnk záloga.
