At the anniversary, a conference was held - instead of a celebration - to emphasize the excellent state of bilateral relations. Hungarian MP János Fónagy emphasizes that in Hungarian parliament, there is consensus on good relations with Israel.

After the political changes in the late 1980s, Hungary was the first country in the former Soviet bloc that established diplomatic relations with Israel two decades ago. The Israeli Ambassador to Hungary Aliza Bin-Noun is of the view that this has been a special relationship between the two countries.

The Israeli official in charge of economic and business relations between Israel and Hungary says the all-time largest volume of bilateral trade between Hungary and Israel, worth USD 514.1 million, was registered in 2008.

The 18th Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival proved to be a highlight of the capital city's festival scene.

A picturesque, far-away Hungarian village draws attention by representing the power of peace.

Renowned Hungarian cabinetmaker and restorer Árpád Rostás is on Roma civil rights mission

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko offered to settle Hungarian minority issues in an upcoming series of government level consultations

11 Hungarians were awarded a medal bearing their name, and the privilege of having their name on the Wall of Honor at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

According to State Auditing Office (ASz) President Arpad Kovacs (pictured), the civil sphere demands to take part in political affairs, including party financing regulation.

The ten-month cultural season entitled 'Extremely Hungary' is proved to be a huge success in the U.S.

Diplomacy and Trade recently sat down with the prominent reporter, to discuss her newest book about the role and power of U.S. First Ladies.

The 19-point drop of the value of the index in nine months has been unprecedented. During the ten-year history of the survey, today's strong pessimism was matched only once, in July 2002. The outlooks have grown worse on all market sectors included in the survey, obviously not at the same rate.

New Hungarian foreign minister Péter Balázs was quick to point outthat his main priority will becommunicating PrimeMinister Gordon Bajnai's crisis-management program.

After four years' service as Dutch Ambassador to Hungary, Ronald Mollinger was appointed to the helm of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC).

“Basically, all fields highlighted in the program of the Reform Alliance can be found in the then formulating crisis management plan of the government of Gordon Bajnai. However, this is not about how wise the Reform Alliance is, most experts have long been saying these reforms should be done and not just talked about.”