Interest in Hungarian family policy from overseas
Jay Wesley Richards, Director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at The Heritage Foundation, visited our institute.
6th meeting of the Executive Network for Family Values
The Executive Network for Family Values, launched by the Mária Kopp Institute in 2019, met for the sixth time, now under the theme "Protecting family values". The hybrid meeting was attended by more than 30 representatives of 20 organisations from 13 countries.
The new family support measures are popular!
The majority of Hungarian families agree with the government's new family policy measures, said dr. Zsófia Koncz at a joint press conference of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation and KINCS, where she and Tünde Fűrész, the president of the institute, talked about the reception of the new family support measures. The Hungarian State Secretary for Families underlined that the Hungarian government supports families in three main areas – home creation, improving the financial situation of families, and balancing work and family life – with more than 30 different measures, and from this autumn, new elements will be added to the range of support. Dr. Zsófia Koncz pointed out that from September, parents can apply for the nursery fee subsidy, which can be used in all rural nurseries, and from October, tens of thousands of specially texed self-employed people will be able to benefit from the home creation subsidies and the baby expecting loan. In addition, as part of its 21-point economic action plan, the government will increase the personal income tax allowance that is available after children in two stages, providing significant financial support to Hungarian families.
Promoting labour market participation of parents with young children - International Scientific Symposium
Promoting the labour market participation of parents with young children is one of the most current social and economic issues of our time, and one that is receiving a lot of attention at international level. In this spirit, we organised our International Scientific Symposium, hosted by the ELTE Faculty of Law and Political Sciences. The event started with the launch of the latest KINCS book "Promoting labour market participation of parents with young children across the EU", which brings together the experiences and recommendations of 24 experts from 17 countries on work-life balance and labour market participation of parents with young children.
European Union Family Policy Outlook 2024 - conference and book launch
The "European Union Family Policy Outlook 2024" was launched, published by KINCS, which provides a comprehensive overview of demography and family policies in the EU Member States.
KINCS successes in EU decision making
At its plenary session of 9 October 2024, the European Committee of the Regions adopted its opinion on the communication from the European Commission of 11 October 2023 entitled "Demographic change in Europe: A toolbox for action". The draft opinion was prepared and edited by Ádám János Karácsony, Vice-President of Pest County Municipality, with the active support of the Kopp Mária Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). Dr. Árpád József Mészáros, Strategic Vice President, assisted the rapporteur as an expert in the preparation of the document.
