European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourová officially confirmed that the Hungarian Act on the containment of the coronavirus had not breached EU rules.
Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács participated at the remembering by reading the names of some of the victims.
The opinion letter written by Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács was published in the Flemish daily, De Morgen. Ambassador Kovács provided detailed information on the Act on the containment of the coronavirus in Hungary; rejected the groundless accusations that attack Hungary and De Morgen's outrageous Nazi caricatures.
At the military airport of Brussels Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács and Lieutenant General Zoltán Orosz welcomed our compatriots,15 troops and 3 civilians, returning from Mali to Hungary.
The economy protection action plan will restructure 18-20 % of Hungary’s GDP, it gives support to companies and focuses on preserving jobs.
Recently a lot of misleading information has been published on the Hungarian "Act on the containment of the coronavirus" in the Belgian media. Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács expressed his opinion in an article on the Act and gave information on the facts. Read the Ambassadorial opinion on the website of Le Vif and Agefi.
Certain unidentified persons are taking advantage of the situation generated by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19) global pandemic with the intention to commit fraud. Various cases have been reported where persons acting on behalf of fictious companies or companies in liquidation were approaching foreign healthcare institutions with business offers, claiming to be in possession of a large...
Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade met Mr. Jan Jambon, Minister-President of the Flemish Government on the 12th of February. Following the official meeting, Minister Szijjártó emphasized at the press conference that Hungary and Flanders have similar approch and share same strategies regarding the dilemmas of the European Union. Later Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Jan Jambon in his office.
Belgium will preside over the UN Security Council in February. On this occasion the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium organised a reception where Ambassador Tamás Iván Kovács met with Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Philippe Goffin and other Ambassadors.
Interview with the Ambassador of Belgium to Hungary, Siegfried Peinen on the excellent economic and trade relations between Hungary and Belgium in Diplomacy&Trade magazine