The Italian Culture Institute has been operating in Budapest uninterruptedly for 90 years now, since 1936 – and in the same building located next to the Hungarian National Museum since 1943. “We feel at home here because there are so many references to our culture that are part of – and totally integrated into – […]

Founded in October 2022, Confindustria Ungheria is an association established as a meeting space for those who recognize Hungary as a place for investment, development and growth of their businesses. Its goal is to support the Italian business community by valuing members through meeting, aggregating and developing relationships between the different presences in the area. […]

The Italian Trade Agency (ICE) is the governmental organization that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy through various events like business fairs, seminars and workshops. As the Director of the agency in Budapest, Giovanna Chiappini Carpena explains to Diplomacy&Trade, they work closely with Italian […]

"The meeting was friendly, pragmatic and forward-looking – exactly the tone one would expect when two governments that share solid bilateral foundations begin a new chapter," Ambassador Giuseppe Scognamiglio tells Diplomacy & Trade, reflecting on the encounter in Rome between then Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that followed Hungary's April […]