The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) held its 21st Annual General Assembly Meeting December 1. István Havas, Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Hungary was elected President and four new members to the Board.

"We are widely recognized as being a country that is engaged in Hungary with a lot of project work." These words by the British Ambassador to Hungary, Greg Dorey to Diplomacy and Trade magazine well reflect his activity in fostering bilateral ties

Yesterday, the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University celebrated the 375th anniversary of its foundation. A prominent intellectual power of scholarly life, the university has been and still is a center for educating Hungary’s intellectual elite.

Following the inaugural gathering in September this year, the DT Business & Culture Club (The Club) held its first monthly networking event in the Corinthia Hotel Budapest this week. The main speaker of the evening was the British Ambassador, Greg Dorey.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi was received by his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin on Thursday for talks on Hungary's upcoming EU presidency, as well as the need to amend the EU's basic treaty.

Addressing a European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said it was favourable that Hungary and then Poland will be EU president in 2011, a year when a revival from the global crisis may start.

Hungary's population dropped below 10 million in August this year, the Central Statistical Office reported. Without the positive effects of migration, this would have occured earlier.

On October 23rd, Hungary celebrated the 54th anniversary of the 1956 revolution against a Stalinist type dictatorship. Speeches were delivered by state leaders and those of the political parties, high state distinctions were handed over.

The Swedish Embassy in Budapest and the Swedish Trade Council held a conference in the Hungarian capital with the title "Stockholm / Budapest Green Capital" on what a city, businesses and individuals can for sustainable development, the environment.

The Hungarian foreign minister and the directors of two Budapest based universities signed the Deed of Foundation of the Budapest Center on the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities in the Hungarian capital Monday.

Experts at the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) analyze the recording of a telephone interview with a Hungarian peacekeeper kidnapped in the Sudan to make sure that the voice heard there is that of István Papp.

As part of his tour of Central Europe, American Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg paid an official visit to Hungary to discuss with Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi issues of international relations with special regard to Hungary's upcoming presidency of the EU.

In order to celebrate the 4,342nd anniversary of the National Foundation in Hungary, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Budapest invited guests to the Hotel Marriott in the Hungarian capital. The national day celebration was this time tied to an exhibition of Korean gastronomy.

According to legend, the nation that all Koreans originate from was established by a mythic (half-god, half human) being, Tangun in 2333 B.C.E. October 3rd every year, National Foundation Day, white-robed believers make a pilgrimage to Mani-san on Kangwa-do in celebration of the birth of Tangun and his dedicated service and instruction to the Korean people.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Hungary and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Suh Chung-ha gave a reception to diplomats, government officials and other distinguished guests this Wednesday evening. The event also offered guests the opportunity to taste and experience Korean gastronomic delights prepared by the best Korean chefs.

As ambassador Suh Chung-ha pointed out in his speech, the art of Korean traditional cooking represents yet another remarkable cultural expression of Korea , of its traditions and the lifestyle of its people. The event also included traditional music and dance performances, cooking demonstration and exhibitions.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nizar bin Obeid Madani paid an official visit to Hungary this week and signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Hungarian foreign minister János Martonyi.

Four people have been confirmed dead and three are missing as toxic red mud from a waste pond of an alumina plant flooded at least seven towns and villages in Western Hungary. Over a hundred people are in hospital.