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President János Áder awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to David Moucheron, former CEO of K&H Bank, in recognition of his outstanding work in the development of Hungarian-Belgian economic relations. The decoration was handled by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Tamás Iván Kovács during the official ceremony at the Ambassador's Residence on 8 December 2021. Congratulations on this recognition! div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">

H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács had the honor to host at his residence Mr. Sammy Mahdi, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration and the Brussels V4 Ambassadors. He also provided to his partners detailed information about the objectives of the current Hungarian V4 Presidency and Hungarian position on asylum and migration issues.

On 19 November, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács attended the working breakfast organized in the framework of the Slovenian EU Presidency. The guest of honor was Mr. Stefaan De Rynck, the Head of Representation of the European Commission in Belgium.

On November 15, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács attended the reception of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, where Minister-President Oliver Paasch delivered the keynote speech. The German-speaking Community of Belgium was formed following the 1970 Belgian constitutional reform and it is one of the three officially recognized Belgian language Communities.

A virtual Christmas charity bazar is organized between 27 November and 5 December by Femmes d’Europe, the European women charity Association. The amount raised will be used for the humanitarian projects of the Association. The bazar can be visited at www.assocfemmesdeurope.eu.