The government is preparing to launch a programme to promote births in the second half of 2013, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a Christian forum.

Addressing a meeting of the Association of Christian Intellectuals in Győr, North-West Hungary, he was talking about the government’s family-friendly policies and the new constitutional protection of marriage and the family. He insisted that the family was the number one resource of any viable society, including that of Europe after the crisis.

The Prime Minister summed up the Government’s achievements so far in 25 points mentioning the cuts in utility bills, the increase in minimal wage and pensions retaining their real value. He stated that he wants to build a strong a successful Hungary based on a strong and successful middle class, which is why most cabinet decisions are aimed at this group.

(Prime Minister's Office)