The Polish Ambassador to Hungary, Roman Kowalski, who is leaving his post in the near future, gave an interview to the news portal globoport.hu in which he explained the meaning of the expression ‘Pole and Hungarian, two good friends’.
The Polish Ambassador to Hungary, Roman Kowalski, who is leaving his post in the near future, gave an interview to the news portal globoport.hu in which he explained the meaning of the expression ‘Pole and Hungarian, two good friends’.
In Its Witty Leaks series, Diplomacy & Trade regularly publishes the personal accounts of ambassadors accrdited in the Hungarian capital. Ihis time, it is the turn of the Dutch ambassador to tell about the challenges for climbing Dutchmen in Transylvania.
31 embassies and the British council have issued a statement on the occasion of the 21st Budapest Pride Festival (June 24 - July 3) to convey their support to the LGBTI communities in Hungary and their right to express themselves peacefully and lawfully.
At the invitation of Anita Herczegh, the wife of Hungarian President János Áder, a group of members (about 30 people) of the Diplomatic Spouses Budapest, took part in a journey to the southeastern Hungarian town of Gyula.
In the 60th anniversary year of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, the Swiss Embassy in Budapest has announced the 'Grand Tour of Switzerland in Hungary', presenting towns, cities or regions in Hungary with historical, cultural or economic ties to Switzerland.
There are appreciable changes in Hungarian-US ties and this is thanks to a sharing of interests in several areas, according to Zsolt Németh, head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee before which US Ambassador Colleen Bell appeared this Thursday.
Speaking at at the meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) held in Lisbon on Friday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has proposed a ten-point action plan for protecting the external borders of the European Union and free movement within the EU.
The new Bristish Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE presented his Letters of Credence to Hungarian President János Áder, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Hungary this Wednesday in Budapest.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán expressed his outrage and grief over Sunday’s terror attack in Ankara to his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu while President János Áder expressed his condolences over the attack in a letter sent to Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
March 15 is not only a national holiday (commemorating the 1848 revolution) but also traditionally the Day of Journalism in Hungary. This year's celebration was held this Thursday with US Ambassador Colleen Bell also addressing the audience.
"Europe"s future depends on Central Europe's success. That is what Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said when receiving in Budapest his Polish counterpart, Beata Szydlo. The Polish premier also said her government was committed to a strong V4 cooperation.
Ambassadors accredited to Budapest have different ways to explore the city and its people. Former Norwegian ambassador, Tove Skarstein, wrote a piece for Diplomacy & Trade about her experience gained during walking the dog in Budapest.
In January 2016, by the invitation of Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, Dr. György Suha was appointed Ministerial Commissioner for liaising with Honorary Consuls in Hungary and professionally clarifying their status.
"We wish you feast, happiness, health and prosperity now and into the new year! ... Happy Holidays, Kellemes Ünnepeket!" That is the video message to the Hungarian people for the holiday season from US Ambassador Colleen Bell.
The European Commission has addressed a letter of formal notice to Hungary, opening an infringement procedure concerning the recently adopted Hungarian asylum legislation as it claims Hungarian legislation in some instances to be incompatible with EU law .
