Her Majesty The Queen sends her best wishes to His Excellency Dr János Áder, President of Hungary on the occasion of Hungary's National Day.
“It gives me great pleasure to send Your Excellency my congratulations on the celebration of your National Day, together with my best wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the Government and people of Hungary in the coming year.
Elizabeth R.”
Putting off accession to the euro-zone could harm the Hungarian economy, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn responded to a question by Edit Herczog, a Hungarian member of the European Parliament.
This summer, the Hungarian Mobile Wallet Association celebrated the first anniversary of its foundation. Diplomacy & Trade talked to a member of the Board, Norbert Hovanyecz about the technology used and the plans for the future.
The American Ambassador to Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis presented the Active Citizenship Award to the NGO Ability Park at the Sziget Festival in Budapest. The Park helps better understand the challenges faced by disabled people.
The Goethe Institut in Budapest opened its gates in March 1988, becoming the first such establishment in the EasternEuropean region. The aim of this cultural institute is to bring the multifaceted image of the Federal Republic of Germany to the world.
Surpassing expectations by most officials and fans alike, Hungarian competitors won eight gold, four silver and five bronze medals at the 30th Summer Olympic Games that ended this past Sunday, earning the 9th place on the medal table of nations.
Thursday produced two more gold medals for Hungary at the London Olympics: one, by Danuta Kozák in the women's 500-meter single kayak event, more or less expected; and a quite unexpected one by Éva Risztov in the women's 10-km marathon swim race.
Hungarian kayakers paddled to two gold medals at the London Olympics on Wednesday. Victories in the men's kayak double in 1,000 meters and the women's kayak four in 500 produced the 5th and 6th gold for Hungary at this Olympics.
This year, the Hungarian firm Ganz Engineering and Energetics Machinery llc. (Ganz ЕЕМ), part of Russia’s Atomenergomash, will supply a batch of pumps for the third reactor – under construction – of nuclear power plant in Rostov, eastern Russia.
Gymnast Krisztián Berki won the men’s pommel horse event Sunday afternoon to take Hungary’s third Olympic gold at this Olympics, while compatriot Krisztián Pars followed suit in the evening by conquering the title in the men’s hammer throw.
Hungarian Olympic champion swimmer at the current Olympics, Dániel Gyurta will send a replica of his Olympic gold the family of his friend, Norway’s world class swimmer Alexander Dale Oen who died of heart attack three months ago.
In its summer issues, Diplomacy & Trade has published a German country focus whose leading article was an interview with the German Ambassador to Hungary, Dr. Matei I. Hoffmann. Here, you can read the text published in the June issue.
Hungary's Dániel Gyurta has won the men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London this Wednesday. This is Hungary's fourth medal at the 2012 Games after a gold in fencing and a silver and a bronze in judo.
The US State Department has criticised parts of Hungary's church that substantially cut the number of recognized churches and the strengthening of the radical nationalist Jobbik party in its international report of religious freedom for 2011.
Hungary’s Áron Szilágyi won the men’s individual saber fencing competition to take the Hungarian delegation’s first gold medal at the 30th Summer Olympic Games in the British capital Sunday. The week-end also produced a silver and bronze for Hungary.
