On the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary, Paul Fox held a garden party at the Ambassador's residence in the Buda hills this Wednesday. Welcoming the hundreds of guests, Ambassador Fox emphasized that this year's celebration is a special one. "It is not only […]
So far, 140,460 Hungarian nationals have applied for permanent residency in the United Kingdom, according to figures published by the British Home Office on Thursday. Foreign nationals in Britain who had legally established residence in the country before the end of 2020 will be allowed to stay, but they are required to apply for resident […]
Surplus on Hungary’s external trade in goods amounted to EUR 811 million in November, exports decreased by 0.5% and imports went up by 0.4% compared to October, according to the latest data published by the Central Statistical Office. In EUR terms, the value of exports was 6.9% and that of imports 1.9% higher in November […]
The United Kingdom was supposed to leave the European Union on March 29th, 2019. Then, possibly, on April 12th. Right now, the latest deadline for a soft, that is, negotiated Brexit, and a hard, that is, no deal Brexit is October 31st. However, the bookies in London accept bets for later dates, as well as […]
The British Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan is in Budapest this Tuesday. He has officially opened the new building of the Embassy of the United Kingdom and also held a lecture and a Q&A forum at the Corvinus University.
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Its Chairman Vazul Tóth tells Diplomacy& Trade regards it as a great achievement that the BCCH is among the most active bilateral chambers in Hungary.
Over a year after the Brexit vote, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay believes relations between Hungary and the UK are stronger. The political relationship and the economic relations are stronger, trade and investment are growing” he tells Diplomacy&Trade.
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 popular uprising against the Stalinist regime in Hungary, the British Embassy in Budapest prepared a special exhibition that presents the flow of events from the viewpoint of contemporary British diplomats.
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.
The Emerging Europe Mega Mission 2016 business delegation, organized by British government's Trade and Investment Bureau (UKTI), visited the Hungarian capital this week, focusing on companies with advanced manufacturing technologies.
Speed mentoring for Hungarian women proves success – that is the experience of Theresa Bubbear, Chargé d'Affaires of The British Embassy in Budapest who wrote about this experiment at her embassy for the WittyLeaks section of Diplomacy & Trade.
Each issue of Diplomacy & Trade presents a piece by one of the ambassadors serving in Budapest. Recently, it has been the turn of the British ambassador who tells the readers about his love for sports and how he can pursue this activity in Hungary.
A symbolic imaginary city, 'BurEUcratia', was erected in downtown Budapest to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, particularly hitting hard on small and medium size enterprises.
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH), established in 1991, elected a new Chairman, Vazul Tóth at its Annual General Meeting in May last year. A recent issue of Diplomacy & Trade carried an interview with him.
The recent United Kingdom country focus in Diplomacy & Trade featured an article on the recognition by Queen Elizabeth II of the doctor of the British Embassy in Budapest, Dr. Anna Gedeon, for her dedicated services to the Embassy staff.
