Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the president of Fidesz, was re-elected vice president of the Christian Democratic International (CDI) at the organization's general assembly in Brussels, Bertalan Havasi, head of the Prime Minister's Press Office, announced on Friday.
According to the information published on the social media page of the right-wing party association established in 1961, the president of the CDI is still the Colombian Andrés Pastrana, and the general secretary is the Spanish Antonio López-Istúriz White.
Among the European prime ministers, apart from Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, and the prime minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, hold the position of vice president in the conservative party alliance.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President of Fidesz, Vice President of the Christian Democratic International (CDI) (k), Andrés Pastrana, President of the CDI (b) and Secretary General Antonio López-Istúriz White (j) on the second day of the CDI's two-day meeting in Brussels, October 29, 2021 -I.
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At its Friday meeting, the CDI's general assembly accepted the resolution proposal submitted by Fidesz together with the Slovenian SDS party, based on the final declaration of the Budapest Demographic Summit in September, on Europe's population strategy, Bertalan Havasi said.
The resolution states: the share of the European population is constantly decreasing compared to the world population. While the total population of the current 27 member states of the European Union was 12 percent of humanity in 1960, today it is only 6 percent, and it is expected that in 2070 it will be less than 4 percent.
The Christian Democratic International expresses concern that the European continent is facing a serious demographic crisis. The organization states that this is now one of the biggest problems to be solved in the region, and emphasizes that the rapid aging of the population significantly complicates the sustainable development and economic growth of European societies, because all of this requires a skilled workforce.
In addition , he emphasizes that, based on the traditional concept of the family, there are many solutions to stop population loss: family support systems, promoting the birth of planned children, strengthening the countries' internal reserves and already existing communities.
The Christian Democratic International expressed its deep conviction that family policy is a national competence and should remain there. At the same time, he draws attention to the fact that migration should not be considered the main means of solving demographic challenges.
Finally, the organization called on the European Union to prioritize population aspects in all its policies and to create mechanisms that can offset the harmful demographic effects of migration.
Source: MTI
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