Culture and Innovation Minister: Time for Brussels to Put Cards on Table

"In the interests of young Hungarians, the government is ready to compromise, but will not agree to the presidents of model-changing universities being ousted from the board of trustees and replaced by trustees delegated by international NGOs," Culture and Innovation Minister Balazs Hanko told Magyar Nemzet in an interview. The minister stressed that the students are satisfied with the model-changing universities, which have achieved unprecedented success in international rankings. The minister also highlighted why it is essential to fill in the national consultation questionnaire and what support will be given to families in next year's peacetime budget. The government is clearly placing heavier emphasis on supporting families. What is the reason for this?The present and the future of the Hungarian nation is based on our families, and since 2010 Hungary has seen a turnaround in family policy, which piqued interest across the world. This week and next week, we are hosting an international conference to showcase the renewal process and successes achieved in Hungary's family policy. We need this because Brussels holds an anti-family position, but we are committed to the traditional family model, to the father, the mother and the children, and this is our identity, our national mission. We can see that the European Union has gone completely astray in recent times, which is evident not only from its stance against families and its support for migration, but also from the fact that the economy is on the wrong track, struggling with competitiveness issues. That is why, with the Budapest Declaration, we intend to initiate a turnaround in the European Union's competitiveness.