“There is increasing interest in Hungarian family policy in Germany”, State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák from the Ministry of Human Capacities said in a statement to public media in Berlin on Monday.
The State Secretary held talks with leading German politicians and took part in a conference entitled ‘The Compatibility of Work and Family as a Joint Task of the Economy and Politics’ organised with the involvement of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK).
In her statement, Ms. Novák highlighted: “In contrast to the family policy that is characteristic of Germany, instead of debating points of principle we take action, and interest in the practices of this policy is increasing”.
“However, in addition to the administration, the contribution of a host of other entities is also required to achieve a ‘family-friendly policy’. These also include businesses, and economic cooperation between Hungary and Germany is excellent”, the State Secretary said.
“Hungary is attractive to German capital; the market environment, the workforce and the many opportunities that a German enterprise can find in Hungary are all attractive. The investments of German enterprises in Hungary are indeed highly successful, and we would like this cooperation to be supported by as strong a political alliance as possible”, Ms. Novák underlined.
The Fidesz Deputy Chairperson pointed out that that her party is in so-called structured dialogue with the largest German governing political force, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance.
“This form of consultation is aimed at enabling us to harmonise our positions not only within the field of the economy, but in every area of life, and facilitate the closest possible cooperation”, she stated.
“Our goal is for there to be close cooperation between the Fidesz-KDNP coalition and the German mid-right governing parties, that we are aware of the background to each other’s decisions, and facilitate mutual understanding on the part of both the Germans and the Hungarians”, Katalin Novák explained.