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We held a conference entitled ’Women, brides, mothers - From plans to reality’ at the Hungarian National Museum, where we presented the film, ’Birthgap - Childless World’ by Stephen J. Shaw, followed by a presentation of the director and a round table discussion.
Marriage is the highest form of unconditional trust and devotion. It is a life alliance that provides the most secure basis for having and raising children.
According to the surveys of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS), even today, nine out of ten Hungarians consider marriage to be the best relationship form, and the majority of young people wish to live in marriage.
On 1 January 2024, CSOK Plus was launched, which was positively received by Hungarians. A large share of people has heard of CSOK Plus, and the majority say it is a great help for married couples planning to have children to create a home. Almost all adult Hungarians agree that the state should support the home creation of families who wish to have children – according to the latest research of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS).
At our workshop conference entitled ’Twins are multiple treasures’, the KINCS Twin Studies in Social Science study volume was presented, which explores the stereotypes related to twins and the social expectations directed towards them.
We presented “Family – Value – Space”, a volume published in cooperation between KINCS and the Századvég Foundation, which explores attitudes towards family, family roles, marriage, childbearing and religiosity in 16 studies.
On 23-24 November 2023, the European Commission officially launched the work of the Harnessing Talent Platform (HTP) Working Groups. The HTP is a newly established platform that is dedicated to support regions in addressing the consequences of demographic changes and mitigating challenges related to the decline of tertiary-educated populations throughout the EU, especially the 46 regions currently facing a talent development trap, including regions in Hungary.
