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An exhibition showcasing the common Hungarian and British hussar traditions was opened on 6th December 2018 with the title ’Call in the Cavalry’ thanks to the collaboration of the National Army Museum and the Hungarian Military History Institute and Museum.

At the opening ceremony Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky highlighted: there was a time in history when the whole world copied the Hungarians and emphasized that the hussar tradition expresses the Hungarian soul, our freedom-loving, warrior spirit and therefore it is an important element of our national brand.

Ian Maine, the assistant director of the NAM praised the common legacy of British and Hungarian hussar regiments now schowcased in the museum and the excellent contribution of the Hungarian Military Museum and Institute.

General Sir Richard Shirreff – as a former hussar himself – stressed how important role the hussary played in the life of the British Army, and how proudly they remembered the Hungarian links.

The exhibition introduces the hussary’s first appearance in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 15th century until the adoption of their style in the British Army. The visitors can explore the excellent descriptions and the various pieces of uniform and weaponry, as well as learn about historical personalities wearing hussar uniforms such as the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The exhibition is open until 9 June 2019 in the National Army Museum.

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The informal meeting took place in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Hungarian doctor Ignác Semmelweis.

Ambassador Szalay-Bobrovniczky Kristóf invited Hungarian medical professionals and interested parties to the Embassy of Hungary for a tea-time discussion on the future of medical professions in the UK.

He received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary for developing British-Hungarian historical and cultural ties.

Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky hosted a reception to honour Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner, former British Army officer who received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary. Sir Barney was influential in developing British-Hungarian historical and cultural ties.  Sir Barney supported both the ’Call in the Cavalry’ exhibition on British-Hungarian hussar traditions in the National Army Museum and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent concert showcasing Béla Bartók’s and Ferenc Kodály’s music.

Besides opening the diplomatic representations Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó also had talks with politicians and business actors.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó inaugurated the Consulate General in Manchester and the Vice-Consulate in Edinburgh during his visit in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2018. He also met Lord Mayor of Manchester June Hitchen and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Frank Ross. He also held talks with Fiona Hyslop Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs at the Scottish Parliament. He met the directors of Jaguar Land Rover in Gaydon to review the developments relating to the establishment of the company’s engineering development centre in Budapest. Minister Szijjártó during his visit presented the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit to former Honorary Consul  in Liverpool András Zsigmond in recognition of his work over the past 25 years with Hungarian citizens living in Northern England.

The Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács visited London on 4 February 2019, where he hosted a background talk with representatives of prominent British media, gave an interview to BBC News and met the editor-in-chief of the Guardian.

The programme of the one-day-visit started with a background talk attended by prominent British and Hungarian journalist from the BBC News, The Economist, the Economic Intelligence Unit, the Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, the Daily Mail, The Sun and the MTI. Zoltán Kovács gave an interview to the BBC News Beyond 100 Days show, explaining how the focus of the EP election campaign will be on the question of migration.

The Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations had talks with the Hungarian sociologist and international commentator Frank Füredi, who was the former professor of the University of Kent in Canterbury. Mr Kovács met the editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katherine Viner and other noted editors and journalist and briefed them about recent political and economic developments in Hungary.

During his two-day-day visit the State Secretary responsible for civil society relations in the Prime Minister’s Office, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky met government representatives and the leaders of religious communities in London and in Oxford on 5-6 February 2019.

The State Secretary responsible for civil society relations in the Prime Minister’s Office, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky during his visit in London met Lord Pickles, UK’s Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues in the House of Lords to discuss the two countries’ efforts to support Holocaust education and remembrance initiatives. He was also hosted by FCO State Secretary Lord Ahmad to talk about bilateral relations and initiatives to protect freedom of religion, especially in the context of the persecution of Christians worldwide.

Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky also held a lecture at the Oxford Chabad Society and met representatives of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Community Centre in London, B’nai B’rith UK and Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali from the Anglican Church. He informed his partners about the projects supported by the Hungarian government to fight anti-Semitism and help the Jewish community in Hungary, among them the new House of Fates concept currently under development in Budapest.

The Secretary of State for Financial Policy at the Ministry of Finance conducted meetings in the UK with John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and with other important representatives of British economic life.

Mr Gábor Gion, Secretary of State for Financial Policy at the Ministry of Finance paid an official visit to London to hold bilateral discussions with John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Mr Gion also had exciting conversations in relation to the Brexit process and the future of the sector with representatives of the financial services industry at the City of London Corporation, as well as with UK Finance and with The CityUK. Furthermore the Secretary of State attended a working lunch with high level representatives of British and international banks and meetings with credit rating agencies.

The annual event hosting the members of Cambridge-Oxford Alumni Club was organised at the Embassy of Hungary.

Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky hosted an annual dinner for the members of the Cambridge Oxford Alumni Club on 19th February 2019 following the inaugural event of the Alumni Club which took place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2018. The guest of honour of the event was Elisabeth Kiss, the leader of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford.

A londoni magyar nagykövetség, a manchesteri főkonzulátus és az edinburghi alkonzulátus Takács Szabolcs európai uniós ügyekért felelős államtitkár és egy, az Európai Bizottság által szerződtetett független brit jogi szakértő részvételével fórumokat hirdet az Egyesült Királyságban élő magyar állampolgárok számára.

Az események a résztvevőknek lehetőséget biztosítanak arra, hogy a kilépési folyamattal kapcsolatosan tájékozódjanak.

MIKOR‪? HOL?

‪London: 2019. március 14., csütörtök ‪18:00 – 19:00, Magyar Nagykövetség (‪35 Eaton Place, ‪London, SW1X 8BY)

Edinburgh: 2019. március 15., péntek 17:00 – 18:00, Magna Hungaria (29 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh, EH12 5DX)

Manchester: 2019. március 16., szombat 12:00 – 13:00, Central Library (St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD)

Chester: 2019. március 16., szombat 18:00 - 19:00, Storyhouse Chester ( Hunter St., Chester, CH1 2AR) 

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The Embassy of Hungary, the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of Poland celebrated together the 20th anniversary of their accession to NATO. 

The event took place in the National Army Museum in London, where an exhibition of the Hungarian and Polish NATO contributions were also showcased. Hungary joined the military alliance in 1999 as the first one from the former East Bloc countries, supported by 85% of the population at a referendum. Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in his speech emphasized that the main challenge of our time is to preserve the security of our continents amongst chaotic international situation and terrorist threats. The Chief of Staff of the British Army, General Nick Carter underlined the importance of like-minded alliances and partners, praising the historic choice made by the three countries 20 years ago whereby they expressed their wish to stay independent irrevocably by joining the NATO-family. 

Minister of State for EU Policies Szabolcs Takács made a multi-day visit to the United Kingdom meeting the Hungarian community to discuss the situation after Brexit.

The Minister of State held an information session first in London, then in Edinburgh, Manchester and Chester in the next two days, with the contribution of a British legal expert commissioned by the European Commission to inform the Hungarian citizens about the consequences of UK’s departure from the European Union. Szabolcs Takács underlined that the protection of the acquired rights of Hungarians living in the UK is a priority for the Hungarian government, and, although Hungary is interested in a Brexit with a deal, the intentions of the British government guaranteeing these rights even in the case of a no-deal Brexit are also welcomed.

Mr Takács participated as guest of honour in the national day receptions in London, Manchester and Chester to commemorate the 1848/1849 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight, moreover he also had talks with prominent British politicians, analysts and heads of research institutions. Among others he met in London Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan to exchange views on bilateral relations and Minister of State at DExEU Lord Callanan to talk about Brexit negotiations and the Future of Europe. In the Westminster Parliament Minister of State Takács also had talks with Bob Neill MP, the chair of the Hungarian APPG and he discussed the topics of Brexit negotiation, EP election and migration with Lord Hill, former EU Commissioner and Charles Grant, the director of Centre for European Reform. 

In Edinburgh, Szabolcs Takács met Ben MacPherson, Minister for Europe and Migration of the Scottish Government and Gillian McGregor, director of the UK Government Office for Scotland.

Minister of State Takács participated at a debate at University College London about the possibilities to reform the EU and met Hungarian nationals living in the UK to brief them on Brexit and their rights as EU citizens. He also gave an interview to Sky News All Out Politics on College Green, and he laid a wreath on Lajos Kossuth’s plaque in Manchester.

Those interested had the opportunity to get to know multinational companies offering positions in Hungary.

The Embassy of Hungary in London hosted another successful career networking event with BP, Eaton, ExxonMobil, Jaguar Land Rover, and Tata Consultancy Services. This event series provides young professionals to further develop their career and inquire about high value added senior and junior opportunities at the Budapest offices of these innovative international companies.

The Saint Stephen House enriched by two hundred books. 

Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky donated almost 200 books written by Hungarian authors and about the Hungarian diaspora to the refurbished library of Saint Stephen House - Association of Roman Catholic Hungarians in Great Britain, represented by Edit Suhajda, Member of the Board and Attila Korpos, Secretary and Member of the Board.  

The Embassy of Hungary hosted a 25-member Hungarian business delegation visiting London’s IFE and Pro2Pac events as part of a study trip organised by HGC Academy. Mónika Gyenes (Best of Hungary) and Bence Spiczmüller (Attache for Investment and Trade) held presentations regarding the British market and business opportunities for the delegation.

Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky was welcomed in Bristol by Mayor Tim Bowles, West England Combined Authority. The Hungarian delegation, supplemented with representatives of INPUT startup development program, held succesful talks with prominent representatives and stakeholders of Business West (Bristol Chamber of Commerce) and the local economy to explore opportunites in future co-operation in the field of innovation.

The Embassy of Hungary in London and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London celebrated together the Polish-Hungarian friendship day with a festive dinner. The special guests of the event were Mr Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Deputy State Secretary for Civil Relations in the Prime Minister's Office and Mr Marcin Ociepa, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of the Entrepreneurship and Technology. Polish delicacies and Hungarian wines were served, introduced by Red Benham british-polish food blogger and Christopher Danaldson, wine expert of Royal Tokaji. Ms Alexandra Balog pianist played Bartok, Chopin and Paderewski pieces. 

Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communications and Public Relations and Government Commissioner for the World Expo of Hunting 2021 visited London to promote the event among the leaders of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Countryside Alliance; the All Party Parliamentary Group on Shooting and Conservation; the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and the British Shooting Show.

The Minister of State also gave an interview to Sky News All Out Politics about the Hungarian government’s policies on migration and the EP election, including the Hungary Helps programme, a Hungarian government initiative, which delivers aid to persecuted Christians worldwide. Zoltán Kovács held a press conference as well briefing about Hungary’s stance on the Brexit negotiations, the EP election and recent political and economic developments in Hungary.

Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky hosted HRH Prince Andrew and discussed possibilities for future cooperation, including the continuation of the successful Pitch@Palace Hungary project.

The Duke supports numerous initiatives which promote the entrepreneurial activity, among those the most important and most successful one is Pitch@Palace start-up contest, which had its round in 2018 in Budapest.