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Ambassador's participation at the New Year's Reception of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
On 15 January, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács represented Hungary at the New Year’s Reception of H.R.H. the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess. The Ambassador also extended New Year greetings to Claude Wiseler, President of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies and Prime Minister Luc Frieden, who were both guests of honour at the Heads of Mission programmes of the Hungarian EU Presidency in Luxembourg.
New Year's Reception at the Royal Palace
On 9 January, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and his wife, Dr. Edit Szepessy attended the New Year’s Reception of H.M. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde in the Royal Palace of Laeken. They had the opportunity to talk to His Majesty in person, as well as to H.E. Bernard Quintin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, about the outstanding successes of our Belgian-Hungarian EU Presidencies, in the special year of 2024.
Ambassador's visit at the German-speaking community of Belgium
On 18 December, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács visited the German-speaking community of Belgium in Eupen, meeting H.E. Gregor Freches, Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Media of the German-speaking community in Belgium, and H.E. Patricia Creutz-Vilvoye, President of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Hungarian Presidency event with the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and with the President of the Senate
On December 17, our Embassy hosted the ninth and final meeting for EU Heads of Mission in Belgium at the House of Hungary. This time, our distinguished guests were H.E. Mr. Peter De Roover, President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and H.E. Ms. Valérie De Bue, President of the Senate. At the conclusion of the event, the presidency baton was passed on to the upcoming Polish presidency.
Hungarian state decoration for Luxembourg researcher on the occasion of the centenary of bilateral diplomatic relations
On 5 December, H.E. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács handed over the state decoration of the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, awarded by the President of Hungary, Tamás Sulyok to Professor Jean-Marie Majerus, at our Embassy's Office in Luxembourg for his invaluable efforts to commemorate the centenary of diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and Hungary, researching and co-authoring the book written on our common history.
