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Revving Up Hungarian–Korean Cultural Ties — An Interview with Jae Hun Ro

‘We want to learn how Hungary changed its values system, making people realize that having children is not only good but a fulfilling and joyful part of life. We’re ready and willing to learn from you,’ founding Chairman of the…
European Commission vice-president in charge for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Suica speaks during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels in 2022

Demographic Challenges in the European Union

Achieving the demographic turnaround will take a long time and a lot of work, but Hungary wants to take the first steps already in the coming months. Finding solutions to existing problems will be one of the key objectives of…
Young mothers wait to weigh their children on 14 February 2018, at the maternity centre in Boali, which has no running water, and only one doctor. In Central Africa, one in 24 children dies during its first month of life, the second worst neonatal death rate in the world, according to a report released by UNICEF

Africa’s Demographic Challenges

‘The main reason why Africa has barely been affected by the demographic transition is to be found in its historical circumstances. The continent only joined the capitalist world system in the mid-to-late nineteenth century—the latest of all the important global…
People in pirogues navigate their way in the slum community of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, on 19 October 2022

The Geopolitics of the Demographic Shift

‘The demographic shift also suggests a move towards an increasingly multipolar world order. Not bipolar, but multipolar. While the West’s demographic weight is rapidly declining, so is that of its main opponent, China, and to such an extent that its…
Mihály Munkácsy, Study on Maternal Instinct, The Nurse (1885). Private collection

Conservative Attempts to Boost Fertility Rates in Poland

‘By initiating crucial policy frameworks and achieving tangible successes in alleviating child poverty, the [Polish] government set a precedent for future administrations to consider holistic strategies that would extend beyond immediate demographic calculation, fostering instead a resilient and inclusive society…

Demography Connected to Family or Culture? — The Israeli Case

‘The Israeli case is evidence that cultural aspects, rather than “family policies”, are the crucial element in producing above-replacement birth rates among an educated and affluent population. It is therefore crucial, for those countries which regard such outcome as desirable,…
Ágnes Hornung, Secretary of State, Family Policy, Hungary

‘Hungary continues to be an honest broker of family policy during the EU Presidency’ — An Interview with State Secretary Ágnes Hornung

‘Family policy will remain of utmost importance to us, as part of our overarching priority of demography during our presidency. It is clear that all of our societies are being reshaped by the challenges of demographic change. The Hungarian Presidency…

Hungarian EU Presidency Is within Reach — Priorities and Challenges

Hungary begins its six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July during a period of extraordinary circumstances and challenges. During its presidency, Hungary aims to focus on seven priorities to answer the EU’s most pressing…

Politics Versus National Strategy: A Democratic Deadlock

‘These frustrated, single thirtysomethings, who were hit hard financially in the last two years, are angrier than ever about the government’s distribution of money to families. Of course, catering to childless single adults in a rapidly developing country where population…

Demographic and Economic Challenges in Europe

The majority of the EU tries to alleviate the demographic and labour market challenges by promoting digitalization, increasing the activity of the over-65 age group and pushing back the retirement age, as well as employing foreign workers. Hungary, however, chose…

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