On 20, April H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács had an exchange with Vooruit President Conner Rousseau, discussing the upcoming crucial Belgian-Hungarian EU Presidency year of 2024, our recently completed diplomatic centennial and other bilateral and EU matters.
On 18 March the renowned Budapest Festival Orchestra performed at Philharmonie Luxembourg. The Embassy of Hungary in Brussels was represented by our Chargé d'affaires, Ms. Andrea Hanzséros, Head of our Luxembourg Office, who also personally greeted Maestro Iván Fischer.
On the occasion of the Memorial Day of the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust, the Embassy of Hungary in Brussels organized a commemoration in the Liszt Institute, where H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács delivered the keynote speech. The music was provided by Mr. Tamás Zsári during the commemoration and it was followed by the screening of the award-winning documentary Granny Project.
On 18 April, the Organizing Director of the Belgian Volleyball Federation, Geert De Dobbeleer, and David Steegen, Head of Communications and Media, visited the Hungarian Embassy in Brussels, where they had a meeting with H.E. Ambassador dr. Tamás Iván Kovács and Dorottya Bősze, Head of the Commercial Section. We are delighted to be preparing together for the European Women's Volleyball Championship in Ghent in August, where the Belgian Yellow Tigers will compete against the Hungarian Volleyball Federation women's team.
On 21st of March, Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács participated at the inauguration ceremony of the Hungarian public media (MTVA) Brussels Correspondent Center. In his speech, the Ambassador stressed that the permanent presence of the public media is highly important in the city that is a political, cultural and a news hub. The European public’s interest towards Hungary, and the Hungarian public‘s interest towards Brussels events will be further enhanced during the approaching Hungarian EU Presidency.
Informal meeting between Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and the Rector of the College of Europe, Federica Mogherini in Bruges. Their discussion focused on the cooperation possibilities.
We are very proud of our Honorary Consul in Wallonia, Mr. René Branders, who now also serves as the President of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB-VBO), Belgium’s leading employers’ organisation. The inauguration ceremony took place on 30 March and was attended by H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács, Deputy Chief of Mission Ms. Adrienn Kézsmárki and Mr. Ari Epstein, Honorary Consul of Hungary in Flanders.
On 30 March, a Hungarian-Belgian Drone Forum took place at the Hungarian Embassy in Brussels. The panel discussions focused on R&D cooperation, dual-use/defence industrial drones and agricultural drones. The event was attended by nearly 50 representatives of companies, universities and research institutes. H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and Head of the Commercial Section, Dorottya Bősze welcomed the participants. The programme was supported by the Department for Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary and by Euroatlantic Plc.
On 17th of March, two of our compatriots have taken the oath of citizenship at the Embassy. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács has underlined that acquiring the citizenship is the legal expression of belonging to the nation, and it is even more eminent being close to 15th of March National Day.
Focusing on the Hungarian-Belgian and the Hungarian-Flemish bilateral relations. During her visit in Brussels, Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for the Development of European Relations, Krisztina Varju held talks with the Director for Western and Central Europe of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danielle Haven and the Secretary General of the Flemish Government’s Chancellery and Foreign Office, Julie Bynens.