Orbán: The demographic problem should be solved through family policy

According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has a government which thinks that the demographic problem afflicting the country should not be solved through immigration and with migrants, but should be solved through family policy.

Speaking at the foundation stone ceremony for a kindergarten in the village of Bakonysárkány in Komárom-Esztergom County, the Prime Minister said that Hungary has a government which stands by families, and which supports families in making the commitment to have and raise children. In order to achieve this, he said, the Government is employing every kind of measure, and shall continue to do so in the future.

He observed that nowadays in Hungary when people speak about the future it is generally in an anxious tone of voice. This is not so much to do with money, he said, but is much rather a question of whether there will be enough children in the country in the future.

Mr. Orbán said that a settlement which decides to build a kindergarten – as Bakonysárkány has done – is surely one in which there are people who have faith in the future.

The Prime Minister said that there will be a general election on 8 April, and there will be a national government in Hungary for as long as the current government is in office. He added that if by chance others enter office, they will represent something else – not the interest of the Hungarian people, and not the future of the Hungarian village – and then of course other decisions could threaten the Hungarian people. “On such a beautiful occasion as this, however, one should not think about such dire possibilities: one should only consider more attractive prospects”, he stated.

The Prime Minister expressed his trust that on 8 April and the subsequent period there will be a continuation of the cooperation which has been created between the national government and Hungary’s small settlements and villages.