The Ambassador of Mexico to Hungary, David Nájera, and the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Human Resources, Dr. Zoltán Lőrinczi, awarded 33 outstanding Hungarian students learning Spanish as a foreign language with a medal and diploma . In his speech, Ambassador Nájera acknowledged the efforts of these young people and the commitment of […]
A statue will be erected in honor of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, in Szabadság ('Liberty') Square in Budapest on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. According to a joint announcement by the Hungarian government and the U.S. […]
As an international pioneer of environment protection, international solidarity and peace promotion, Switzerland propagates these core values in Hungary as well through the presence of Swiss enterprises and Swisscham Hungary, the bilateral chamber operating in the country, says Peter Burkhard, Swiss Ambassador to Hungary. The diplomat stresses that an extensive overhaul of the nation’s education […]
The leadership of the Hungarian capital will launch a city diplomacy academy this fall, Mayor Gergely Karácsony has announced. The mayor says the academy will provide a supply of city diplomats by introducing university students and recent graduates to international and city diplomacy, the Hungarian news agency MTI reports. The head of the academy will […]
Germany's new Ambassador to Hungary, Johannes Haindl has presented his credentials to Hungarian President János Áder received Ambassador Johannes Haindl. Following a similar position in Prague and then Vienna, Johannes Haindl now holds the position of ambassador in Budapest.According to a press release by the German Embassy in Budapest, Ambassador Haindl is convinced that Germans […]
Given the COVID-19 situation, the Nordic embassies in the Hungarian capital chose to celebrate Midsummer Night differently - in the form of a webinar. Nordic light is unique. You find it in our design, in our art, in our music, in our values. This time of the year you also find it in our nature […]
"Honest public debate and peaceful dialogue that will help us achieve durable and lasting peace in American society," says the American Ambassador to Hungary, David B. Cornstein in his social media message, which is also available in Hungarian. "The senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is a stark reminder of the United States's long […]
On June 2, 2020, Italians celebrate the 74th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Republic. As Ambassador Massimo Rustico puts it, this day also means “sharing and constantly living values such as justice, democracy, equality and solidarity,” especially in such an extraordinary and dramatic moment of history as this one due to the COVID-19 […]
The Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, Dr. László Szabó is to quit his post and return to the business world. As an official from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the Hungarian news agency MTI, the Ministry is completely satisfied with the work of the Ambassador but he will leave his […]
The Deputy Head of the British Embassy in Budapest, Steven Dick is the 10th person to die of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Hungary. Steven Dick joined the team of the British Embassy in Budapest as its new Deputy Head of Mission in November 2019. Before his arrival, he served British diplomacy in Saudi Arabia […]
At the initiative of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries held a special working meeting at the Straka Academy in Prague this Wednesday morning with the main focus on the current situation regarding the Covid 19 coronavirus in Europe. The PMs were set to “find solutions and […]
With Japanese companies among the pioneers that established a presence in Hungary after 1989 and overall Japanese investments exceeding EUR two billion, Japan ranks as the most significant source of capital inflows from Asia. Hungary and Japan, which marked the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations last year, are set to further strengthen their ties in […]
The funding for the Hungarian-American Fulbright scholarship program will be increasing from the current HUF 250 million (EUR 740,000) to HUF 400 million (EUR 1.2 million) by 2022. The increase is due to the fact that the Hungarian government will increase its contribution to the same level as that of the United States: from HUF […]
In the first six months of 2020, Croatia holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the motto ‘A strong Europe in a world of challenges.’ When elaborating on these challenges, the Croatian Ambassador to Hungary, Dr. Mladen Andrlić tells Diplomacy&Trade that “we are talking about the overall international scene, which is […]
In 2013, Gordan Grlić-Radman, as the Croatian ambassador to Hungary, told Diplomacy&Trade in an interview that “Croatia has always been a member of the European community culturally and has always considered itself a member of the European community.” That was on the occasion of Croatia joining the European Union in July 2013. Now, he tells […]
