Friday 6 December, Vilnius Lithuania
On Friday 6 December, ECR MEP Aurelijus Veryga will host an international conference on demographic issues titled "Demographic Trilemma: Which Path Will Lithuania Choose?" in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The conference will focus on Lithuania’s demographic challenges, including the decline in large families, delayed childbirth, increased pressure on the social security system, the impact of immigration on the economy, and the challenges to national security.
“The ECR Group has long advocated for addressing demographic issues. I am proud to work alongside colleagues who share this commitment and are determined to find solutions. The demographic crisis not only threatens Lithuania’s economy, competitiveness, and social security systems, but it also affects our national identity and security. We must value motherhood and family-building as fundamental to state-building, supporting families in their decisions to bring new members into society,” said Mr VERYGA
Paolo Inselvini, ECR member, Witold d’Humilly de Chevilly, Executive Director of the New Direction European political Foundation, Inga Ruginienė, Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Minister-designate for Social Security and Labour, along with other distinguished guests, will formally welcome the participants.
The conference will bring together distinguished speakers, including:
• Dr. Aurelijus Veryga, Member of the European Parliament
• Dr. Dovilė Galdauskaitė, Senior Specialist, Population Statistics Division, State Data Agency of Lithuania
• Daiva Macijauskė, Deputy Director, Business Environment and Economy Department, Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists
• Dr. Arvydas Nekrošius, Professor, Vilnius University
• Boguslavas Gruževskis, Interim Chair, National Family Council
• Dr. Lijana Gvaldaitė, Associate Professor, Vilnius University
• Mark Daniel Regnerus, Professor, University of Texas at Austin
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vincentas Vobolevičius, Head, Economics and Politics Programme, ISM
• Linas Kontrimas, Head, Centre for Research in Political Communication, VU Faculty of Communication
The event will explore key demographic challenges facing Lithuania, including decline in the number of large families, delayed childbirth, growing pressure on the social security system, the impact of third-country immigration on Lithuania’s economy, national security concerns arising from demographic changes.
The discussions will cover global trends and potential solutions for Lithuania’s demographic challenges, with a focus on how to raise the prestige of large families and the role of media in this process.
The event is open to representatives from municipalities, government bodies, NGOs, and religious communities. Additionally, a live webcast will be available on the DELFI news portal ( www.delfi.lt )
