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Birth rate and Italy's future: Yesterday, from the stage of the Budapest Demographic Summit in Hungary, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assessed the Italian demographic situation, but not only. Speaking at the session "Family is the Key to Security" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Prime Minister said she has "the honor of leading the Italian government, a strong and cohesive government, in office for about a year. We intend to collaborate for many years to come, which is uncommon in Italy. It's not like in Hungary, where things are considerably more stable. Our government has fertility rates and family as a top priority." Meloni emphasized the need for a "significant cultural change," on which she is working, to address the catastrophic demographic challenge that "affects not only Italy, but also the entire European Union. And it's spreading around the globe, especially in the West." Meloni also applauded Hungary on the matter of birth rates, stating that "there are rich nations where fewer children are born; we must mobilize resources to reverse this trend. Hungary is an excellent example in this regard." "To increase birthrates, we must not force women to give up their jobs. The Hungarian example tells us the exact opposite. - she continued - Concrete measures to assist families provide for a balance and enable women to have children while continuing to work. Children make women stronger, even in their career; they are not a limitation". Also regarding identity, the prime minister elucidated her views: "The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was not only a revolt against foreign laws, but also against those who sought to destroy the foundations of people's identity: family, religion, nation." There has been no lack of declarations about the assaults on his political beliefs. "I am a woman, a mother, and a Christian, and no one can take that away from me," she said emphatically. "Someone made songs to attack me, but it didn't work. Perhaps they misjudged how much those words were appreciated." "We live in a time when everything that makes us unique is under attack. Why? And why would it be dangerous? - paul continued - Without identity, we are nothing more than numbers in the hands of those who want to use us".
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