Hungary's Government Stands Behind Families

It is important to encourage young people to have children, but it is just as crucial to support families, keeping in mind that they need the state's assistance, stated Balazs Hanko at a conference on demographic changes. Brussels is bent on dictating whom we should live with and how, but Hungary will not tolerate interference in its internal affairs, stressed the minister for culture and innovation.

Do Not Fear Parenthood

Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as well as a German-Hungarian Catholic writer, also spoke at the event. He praised Hungary’s family policy, highlighting that the country appreciates those who decide to have many children—something rarely seen elsewhere.

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People should not fear parenthood, which, among other things, strengthens the bond between married couples. In large families, children learn responsibility and patience from a young age, which helps them become valuable citizens in the future,

he said, noting that attitudes toward large families changed around the mid-20th century in Europe. In many places today, women who say they want many children are met with incomprehension, he added.

"We must rediscover these values and teach them to future generations. Something has begun in the United States, but Europe still has a long way to go," Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen pointed out.

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