Hungarians support the latest measures affecting retirees: the November pension premium, pension adjustments and the reinstatement of the 13-month pension, according to the latest research of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). The vast majority of people believe that caring for the elderly is the responsibility of both the state and the family. The research also revealed that retirees - mostly grandparents - would like to spend the amount of the pension premium primarily on their families.
Hungarian people know and support the personal income tax (PIT) reimbursement of those raising children. Eight out of ten have already heard of it and three-quarters of them (77 percent) agree with the measure. A representative survey of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) asking 1,000 people also revealed that nearly three-quarters of the respondents (73%) believe that difficulties arising due to the coronavirus pandemic were the most challenging for those raising children, that is also a reason why they deserve PIT refund.
Every two years since 2015, the Budapest Demographic Summit is the international forum where politicians, church leaders, experts, representatives of the media, civil society, the corporate sector as well as the academia discuss current key issues affecting families. In 2021, the fourth Demographic Summit was held on September 23-24 at the Castle Garden Bazaar in Budapest. The international conference was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Minister for Families Katalin Novák, former US Vice President Mike Pence and leaders of several European countries. Tünde Fűrész President of the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) also took part in the conference and Prof. Dr. Petra Aczél moderated a panel discussion on the topic of demography and sustainability. On the second day of the event, Balázs Molnár Vice-President of KINCS moderated a panel discussion entitled “Beyond the State”.
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed by the Institute for Family and Society Studies Foundation of Poznań and the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS). The primary objectives of the agreement are to share knowledge between the two organizations, to organize joint research, especially on families, demography and education for family life, to produce joint publications and educational materials, to provide mutual publication opportunities as well as to organize expert meetings and scientific conferences.
The demographic situation of Hungary, the demographic issues are of great concern to the majority of Hungarians. In connection with the fourth Budapest Demographic Summit, the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) conducted a survey to find out how well Hungarians know the demographic processes of the country. Hungarians - among them mostly families with children - are aware that the desire to marry and have children has increased in the recent years.
The Institute for Advanced Family Studies of the International University of Catalonia (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, UIC Barcelona) and the Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The aim of the MoU is carrying out knowledge exchange, joint scientific research activities - in particular about families, demography, and the education of family life, joint publications and creation of joint education materials, providing mutual publication possibilities as well as organizing joint expert’s meetings and scientific conferences.
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