At the commemoration held on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the death of Béla Bartók, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and Ms. Gabriella Nagy, Hungarian Community Diplomat laid a wreath at the composer’s statue in Brussels. Mr. Tamás Zsári contributed to the event.
On 17 September, on the occasion of the Heritage Days in Brussels, H. E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács opened the doors of his official residence and guided the visitors around the elegant Beaux-Arts-style villa, built in 1926, accompanied by Ms. Antoinette Zornig, a former resident of the building and granddaughter of the former owner of Le Soir. The Ambassador, with the assistance of colleagues from the Liszt Institute and the Embassy, welcomed the visitors in 8 guided tours, telling anecdotes of the building and the Hungarian-Belgian diplomatic life.
H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and Ms. Gabriella Nagy diplomat attended the Rosh Hashanah Reception organized by the European Jewish Congress.
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, a commemoration took place at the Embassy of Hungary under the patronage of Mr. Michael Freilich, Member of the Belgian Parliament. It was an honor to host all the ambassadors of the signing countries on this milestone historic moment.
During his first official visit, H.E. János Bóka, newly appointed Hungarian Minister for European Union Affairs, met with H.E. Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Belgium, discussing the upcoming Belgian and Hungarian EU presidencies. H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and Deputy Chief of Mission Adrienn Kézsmárki also attended the meeting. János Bóka also visited the Embassy of Hungary in Brussels. He briefed our diplomat colleagues on the upcoming Hungarian EU Presidency plans, as well as on the close cooperation with Belgium, our partner in the EU Presidency trio
On the occasion of the National Day of Belgium, the Embassy of Hungary in Brussels expresses its best wishes to the people of the Kingdom.
On 22 June, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács attended the summer festival of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the company of H.E. Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Parliament.
On 1 June, Hungarian pianist József Balog joined the Belgian Flash Ensemble giving a classical music concert, as an homage to László Lajtha and his teacher, Béla Bartók. Preceding the concert at the Liszt Institute Brussels ׀ Liszt Intézet Brüsszel, Cultural Service of our Embassy, gallerist Pierre Goffin solemnly donated to the Embassy a portrait of Lyvia Salgo-Dengyel, painted in 1955 by her husband, Tibor Dengyel
On 23 June, on the occassion of the National Day of Luxembourg, an official celebration took place at the Philharmonie Luxembourg in the presence of H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, members of the Grand Ducal family, members of the parliament and the diplomatic corps accredited to Luxembourg. H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács represented Hungary at the event.
On 16 June, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács met with H.E. Ide Alhassane, Ambassador of Niger to Belgium, with whom he discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation between the two countries and also the Missions of Hungary and Niger in Brussels.