Hungary has become a full member of the Friends of the Western Balkans group, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said in a video message on social media on Saturday. Hungary was invited to participate at a meeting of the group in Rome on Saturday as an observer, but was asked to become a full member during […]
The political strength of our continent in the coming decades depends on the accession of the Balkan countries to the European Union. This is the most important geostrategic investment of our time, because security, competitiveness, and enlargement are now inseparable: without completing its reunification, the European Union will never achieve the scale necessary to compete […]
The first official US congressional delegation to visit Hungary since the April 12 elections held "open and candid" discussions with the new Hungarian government about its plans and Hungarian-US relations, Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the delegation's leader, said in Budapest on Thursday. The delegation, arriving from the NATO summit in Ankara, met Foreign Minister Anita […]
The heads of the foreign affairs and European affairs committees of Visegrád Group (V4) parliaments signed a joint agreement expressing their positions on the European Union's next seven-year framework budget, security policy, EU enlargement plans, and opportunities for expanding cooperation, the chair of Hungarian parliament's European affairs committee, Ildikó Sopov said on Tuesday, MTI reports. […]
In a first step to renew the leadership of Hungarian diplomatic missions, the foreign ministry is recalling 37 heads of mission, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said in a video on Facebook on Friday. While some diplomats' terms of office are expiring, other decisions were "motivated by the goal of ensuring that Hungary’s interests are represented […]
Roberto Buontempo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Malta to Hungary, presented his credentials to the Hungarian President at the Sándor Palace in Budapest in the spring of 2024. Since then, while based in Malta, he has been actively involved in the maintenance of bilateral diplomatic relations. Diplomacy&Trade caught up with him at […]
Edina Hangya has been officially appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta to Hungary, following the issuance of the Exequatur by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The document was formally presented by Malta’s non-resident Ambassador accredited to Hungary, Roberto Buontempo, at a ceremonial event held at Corinthia Budapest. The newly appointed […]
“First of all, I'm really pleased to be here. It's the job I wanted, so I'm delighted and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to spend four or five years in Hungary, in Budapest, and really get to know the country as much as possible,” Ambassador McKenzie Smith tells Diplomacy&Trade. The Ambassador adds […]
It is now 35 years that German unification took place. When asked what conclusions she would draw from these three and a half decades for Hungary and for German-Hungarian relations, the German Ambassador to Hungary, Julia Gross tells Diplomacy&Trade that she believes a lot has been accomplished over this period. “The two parts of Germany […]
In the second half of this year, it is the Kingdom of Denmark that holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union with overarching priorities such as a secure Europe and a competitive and green Europe. It is totally understandable why security, competitiveness and environmental protection are the most significant issues on […]
Tibor Litauszki received the title of Nature Photographer of the Year at the Magical Hungary (VM) awards ceremony and the opening of the nature photography exhibition at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, where the winners of the photo competition and the special prizes were also presented , the organizers told MTI on Wednesday. At the […]
The 80th anniversary of the United Nations as well as the 70th anniversary of Hungary's membership in the United Nations were celebrated at the Aria Hotel Budapest, on the occasion of the hotel's 10th anniversary. The event, held on International Day of Women in Diplomacy, was hosted by Ambassador Katalin Bogyay, President of the Hungarian […]
France is an important economic partner to Hungary and the fifth largest investor in this country, with almost 50,000 people working for French companies here. In an extensive interview with Diplomacy&Trade, French Ambassador Jonathan Lacôte, who is quite familiar with this country, also discusses the importance of keeping a very strong political dialogue with Hungary […]
On the occasion of the First Cry of Independence, Ecuador's National Day, celebrated every year on August 10, the Embassy of Ecuador in Hungary has invites the public to experience a special floral installation in the heart of Budapest. In collaboration with Naranjo Roses, a leading Ecuadorian rose exporter, a striking heart-shaped installation made entirely […]
After his first tenure between 2012 and 2016 as Swiss ambassador to Budapest, Jean-François Paroz returned for a second term to Hungary and presented his credentials here in December 2020. Now, at the end of this second term, he tells Diplomacy&Trade that he is satisfied with the fulfillment of his mission. “Swiss-Hungarian relations are influenced […]
