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Hungary’s population fell by 3.4% between 2011 and 2022

The Editorial Board November 27, 2023

Hungary – The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) recently published the results of the 2022 census. Here are some of its findings: Continued demographic decline since 1980 First of all, the number of people living in Hungary has fallen by 3.4%…

Interviews

László Toroczkai: “Orbán makes massive use of foreign labour in Hungary”

The Editorial Board June 29, 2023

The French-language news portal Breizh-Info has published a long interview in French with Hungarian Member of Parliament László Toroczkai, who is the leader of the opposition nationalist parliamentary group Mi Hazánk Mozgalom. The following is an English translation. …

News

Poland: PiS reinforces its pro-family policy

The Editorial Board August 21, 2021

Poland – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Tuesday 17 August the introduction of a new social benefit for families in the form of a “family child care capital” (Rodzinny Kapitał Opiekuńczy) as part of the Polish Order programme (Polski Ład),…

News

Hungarian emigrants increasingly returning home

The Editorial Board July 15, 2021

Hungary – On 11 July, Fidesz deputy chairman and MP Gábor Kubatov expressed his delight that, for two years in a row, the number of Hungarians returning to their country had surpassed the number of departures. This is a very positive trend for…

Society

Poland’s demographic deficit is growing despite PiS’s pro-natalist policy

Olivier Bault February 8, 2021

After an increase in the number of births in 2016 and 2017, which the government attributed to the introduction of family allowances for the first time in post-communist Poland, the birth rate began to fall again in 2018. That trend was confirmed…

Politics

“Together, we’ll prevail once more” says Viktor Orbán

The Editorial Board September 30, 2020

Hungary – Every summer, the Hungarian Prime Minister gives lectures in political philosophy and commentates governmental strategy. This year, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, none of these summer meetings took place. Christian Democrat Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made up these…

Society

Child benefits alone will not reverse the population decline in Hungary and Poland, as the examples of Germany and France show

Olivier Bault November 12, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation. Central Europe - Budapest hosted its third demographic summit on September 5–6, attended by representatives from several Central European governments, including Czech PM Andrej Babiš,…

Politics

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State Of The Nation” Address – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board February 11, 2019

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address 10 February 2019, Budapest [Former] President of the Republic, [former] Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker, Mayor of Budapest, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to see you here again. I am always…

Politics

Full speech of V. Orbán : Will Europe belong to Europeans?

The Editorial Board July 24, 2017

Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 28th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp, 22 July 2017, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad, Romania) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "First of all, I’d like to remind everyone that we started a process of collective thinking 27…

Politics

Poland has a moral right to say ‘no’ to migrants

The Editorial Board July 3, 2017

Poland - The powerful leader of the ruling PiS, éminence grise of the current conservative government Jarosław Kaczyński, said Poland has a moral right to say 'no' to migrants, since the country did not, unlike others western countries, exploited the countries and…

Society

Slovakia’s Hungarians Deal With Disappointments

The Editorial Board December 8, 2016

Slovakia - The country of 5.5 million inhabitants has a historical Hungarian minority of 460 thousand people. Therefore, the Hungarian ethnic vote is relevant in Slovakia. The following article is from the Slovak Spectator. Rudolf Kósa is a 105-year-old inhabitant of Vrakúň village…

Politics

Poland Lowers Requested Retirement Age

Olivier Bault November 25, 2016

"In opposition to the EU, Poland is betting on demographics and lowering of the retirement age", by Olivier Bault. Poland - This was one of the campaign promises of the PiS and of President Andrzej Duda: reducing the retirement age from 67…