The conference was organised on 12 November by Marlena Malag, Member of the European Parliament and former Minister for Family Affairs in the Polish Government.
In addition to Marlena Malag, the opening ceremony was attended by Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Antonella Sberna, Vice-President of the European Parliament.
The first panel discussed Demographics and EU competitiveness, and Radoslaw Waszkiewicz, President of ELFAC, was invited as a speaker. He detailed various ways in which those who have more children are penalised (fiscally, in household consumption, in the labour market, etc.) and called for the family to be placed at the centre of public policy if we want to guarantee our future. Anitę Łodzińską, director of the Polish association of large families, also participated in this panel.
The second panel discussed Demographics and EU identity.
The event was well attended by both policy makers and civil society. Raúl Sanchez, Secretary General of ELFAC, participated in the final debate. Anetę Dorobek and Sylwię Skórę, workers from the Polish association of large families ‘Trzy Plus’, also attended.
