With regard to wars, she stressed that it must be recognized that there are times when actors who are interested in expanding war conflicts appear. Speaking about economic challenges, she pointed to increasing political instability and growing social pressure. She also drew attention to the need to tackle natural disasters and illegal migration, which are fields where political leaders around the world are often unsuccessful in their efforts. In this context, real resolve is also called into question.
Supporting families and demography in focus
The demographic situation will also play a key role.
While fifty years ago, one-fifth of the world's population was European, today it is only one-tenth,
as pointed out by Katalin Novak, who believes that supporting young people and families is the remedy to the problem. She highlighted that Hungary has a well-established model that supports the creating of jobs and an investor-friendly environment as conditions for an economic structure that helps families.
Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Michael Wallace Banach also addressed the diplomats. The archbishop recalled the thoughts shared by Pope Francis during his visit to Budapest:
Peace will never come as the result of the pursuit of individual strategic interests, but only from policies capable of looking to the bigger picture, to the development of everyone: policies that are attentive to individuals, to the poor and to the future, and not merely to power, profit and present prospects.
Michael Wallace Banach wished success and prosperity to Hungary, and peace through dialogue to the world.
Cover photo: Hungarian President Katalin Novak speaks at the New Year's reception for members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Hungary at the Museum of Fine Arts, January 10, 2024 (Photo: MTI/Noemi Bruzak)
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