A modern fast catamaran – with 160 paying customers on board – was in Budapest this past week-end for a sight-seeing trip connecting the Austrian and Hungarian capitals on the Danube. After a successful trial, at least three similar trips will be organized next year. The Twin City Liner has been traveling between Vienna and […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed that Turkey was a strategic partner for Hungary and praised Turkey’s role in stopping Europe-bound migration. Orbán spoke at a press conference after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Budapest. The Hungarian premier noted that Turkey stopped 350,000 illegal immigrants from entering Europe this year alone and […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed means to mend Russia’s relationship with the EU and solve the crisis in Ukraine at a meeting of the two politicians in Budapest. Putin, who has met regularly with Orbán since 2013, visited Budapest on October 30 . “Hungary has a vested interest in […]
The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide paid an official visit to Budapest this Friday. Topics in her talks with her Hungarian counterpart included European cooperation, security policy and other relevant foreign policy issues.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya has recently paid an official visit to the Hungarian capital to discuss issues like technological coopration, water management and even the possibility of a direct air link between the two countries.
The Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo paid a short visit to Budapest, meeting with state leaders, discussing the political, economic and defense aspects of bilateral relations. He also met the representatives of several NGOs.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates the 88th anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of by the late King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud in 1932. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presents a this special edition on this national occasion.
The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong is on an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The two leaders met Monday afternoon in the building of Hungarian Parliament.
A magyar munkaerõ rendkívüli és nagyon intelligens - jelentette ki az Egyesült Államok budapesti nagykövete egy keddi fõvárosi angol nyelvû üzleti fórumon, amelyet az Amerikai Kereskedelmi Kamara (AmCham) rendezett. David B. Cornstein azt mondta, alacsony a társasági adó kulcsa, a kormányzat ösztönzi az üzletet. Az Egyesült Államok budapesti nagykövete szörnyûnek nevezte, ha egy ország energiaszükségletének […]
This February, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop paid a short visit to Budapest, where she met her Hungarian counterpart as well as representatives from the business community. Here is what she told Diplomacy&Trade about her visit.
Concerts, gastronomic and children's programs, light painting and fireworks - a whole-day of family programs were held on Sunday at the Várkert Bazaar and its neighborhood on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of the Visegrád Four.
Bulgarian Ambassador Ulyana Bogdanska hosted the official opening ceremony in Hungary of the First Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018 at the St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.
Hungarian President János Áder held his traditional new year reception in the Palace of Arts for diplomats accredited in Budapest. In his speech, he assured diplomats that whatever the results of this years elections, Hungary will stay in the European Union.
It was forty years ago, in January 1978, that the United States returned to Hungary the alleged crown of Hungary's first king Stephen I (St. Stephen). On this occasion, a conference was organized at the Pázmány Péter University in Budapest.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar paid a short working visit to Budapest this Thursday afternoon. The parties discussed the state of the EU, fiscal, migration and agricultural policy issues and Brexit, sharing similar views on important EU issues.
