«Today, talking about the birth rate and the family is a revolutionary act» – Corriere.it

“Thank you for this invitation. For this beautiful and engaging initiative that is becoming a tradition, thanks beyond the usual words: we live in an era in which talking about birth, motherhood and family is increasingly difficult, it seems like a revolutionary act”. These are the words of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the general state of the birth rate underway in Rome and which also sees the participation of Pope Francis. “We had been warned: fight to prove that leaves are green in summer or two plus two equals four, you need to have courage to support fundamental things for our society, but this room does not lack courage”.

The premier recalls that “since day one the government has put children and parents at the top of the political agenda, it has made the birth rate and the family the absolute priority of our action, because we want Italy to have a future again, to hope and believe in a better future than this uncertain present».

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