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On behalf of the Embassy of Hungary in Brussels and our Office in Luxembourg, we would like to extend our best wishes to the people of the Grand Dutchy. Schéinen Nationalfeierdag!

The twelfth meeting of the Hungarian-Flemish Joint Committee took place on 13 June at the Errera House in Brussels, where Mr. Miklós Lengyel, Deputy State Secretary for Training, Scholarships and Science Diplomacy and Julie Bynens, Secretary General of the Flemish Chancellery and Foreign Affairs Office signed the working plan for the years 2024-2026. The meeting was also attended by H.E. Ambassador dr. Tamás Iván Kovács and Dorottya Bősze, Head of Commercial Section.

The Budapest Festival Orchestra performed a series of concerts at the Concertgebouw in Bruges from 5 to 7 June, featuring works by Handel, Stravinsky and Brahms, conducted by Iván Fischer. H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács attended the concert on 7 June, after which he invited the members of the Budapest Festival Orchestra for a short reception.

Mr. Barna Pál Zsigmond, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of European Union Affairs and Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács visited the building of the Hungarian House, which will host the flagship programs of the Hungarian EU Presidency in Brussels.

During his visit to Luxembourg, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács met with H.E. Gilles Roth, Finance Minister of Luxembourg, and Ms. Yasuko Muller, Diplomatic Advisor and EU Sherpa of Prime Minister Luc Frieden. They discussed, among other topics, the activities of our Embassy in Luxembourg, our diplomatic centennial, as well as the coinciding EU Presidencies.