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President Berset's National Day message to Swiss citizens abroad

20.07.2023 — Local news Hungary
Message from the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset to Swiss citizens abroad on the occasion of the National Day on 1 August.

28th Budapest Pride Festival

14.07.2023 — Local news Hungary
On the occasion of the 28th Budapest Pride, the Embassy of Switzerland signed the Joint Statement for the Budapest Pride this year, again.

President Katalin Novák visits Switzerland

08.06.2023 — Local news Hungary
The Hungarian President's participation in the Swiss Economic Forum provided an opportunity for a bilateral exchange at presidential level.

Annual Meeting 2023 in Hungary

01.06.2023 — Local news Hungary

On 23th of May 2023 the first annual meeting on the Second Swiss Contribution to Hungary took place in Budapest, as part of the regular encounters between Switzerland and Hungary. The Swiss and the Hungarian delegations discussed the progress made in the preparation of programmes and projects to be funded in the framework of the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme launched in January this year.

Stakeholder consultations

28.04.2023 — Local news Hungary
Thematic stakeholder consultations have been launched in the framework of the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme. The consultations provide important input during the elaboration of the programmes of the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme.

Visit of State Secretary Schraner Burgener to Hungary

17.04.2023 — Local news Hungary
State Secretary Schraner Burgener visited Hungary on 17 April 2023. On this occasion, she was able to exchange views with her Hungarian counterparts on the challenges that exist in the area of migration and other issues of mutual concern.

Framework Agreement for the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme

06.02.2023 — Local news Hungary
Swiss Ambassador Jean-François Paroz, representing Switzerland, and Hungarian Minister for Regional Development, Dr. Tibor Navracsics, representing Hungary, officially signed the Framework Agreement for the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme on 8 November 2022, as part of Switzerland’s second contribution to selected EU member states. Since 19^th of December 2022 the Framework Agreement has been provisionally applied and it has taken effect as of the 26^th of January 2023. The text of the signed Framework Agreement is presented below.

Thematic fields in the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme

03.02.2023 — Local news Hungary
The Framework Agreement signed on 8 November 2022 for the second Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme, aiming at reducing economic and social disparities in Hungary, provides valuable support in eight thematic fields, which are presented below.

Nestlé announces another huge investment in Bük

13.01.2023 — Local news Hungary
On 13 Januars 2023 Nestlé announced a new investment of nearly HUF 140 billion, for the construction of an ultra-modern automated warehouse and a wet pet food production plant in Bük.

Switzerland and Hungary start new cooperation

08.11.2022 — Article Schweizer Beitrag
On 8 November 2022 Swiss Ambassador Jean-François Paroz and the Hungarian Minister for Regional Development, Dr. Tibor Navracsics officially signed the Framework Agreement for the new Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme in Budapest, in the presence of Ms. Andrea Studer, Assistant Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The programme, which is part of Switzerland’s second contribution to selected EU member states, aims at reducing economic and social disparities in Hungary. The signing of the agreement is an important milestone in the long tradition of cooperation between Switzerland and Hungary.

Swiss Days in Debrecen

10.10.2022 — Local news Hungary
The Swiss Days in Debrecen from 3 to 9 October 2022 were an opportunity to show the many relations between Switzerland and Hungary as partners for prosperity and cohesion in Europe.

Second Swiss contribution: Federal Council approves implementation agreements between Switzerland and eight EU states

31.08.2022 — Press releases EDA
The Federal Council approved the bilateral implementation agreements for the Swiss contribution to cohesion in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Malta, Romania and Poland on 31 August 2022. The agreements provide the basis for Switzerland's cooperation programmes in those areas where its support will add value. Now that the agreements have been approved, Switzerland can move into the operational stage.

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Second Swiss contribution: Federal Council approves implementation agreements between Switzerland and eight EU states

Switzerland and EU sign memorandum of understanding on second Swiss contribution

30.06.2022 — Press releases EDA
Switzerland and the EU signed earlier today in Brussels a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states. State Secretary Livia Leu, who was in Brussels for exploratory talks, signed the MoU on behalf of Switzerland. The signing of this MOU marks another important milestone towards a swift implementation of the contribution.

President Cassis receives Hungary’s President Áder

10.03.2022 — Press releases Hungary
The President of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, received Hungarian President János Áder in Neuhausen in the canton of Schaffhausen on Wednesday, 9 March for a working visit. The main topic of the exchange was the Russian military attack against Ukraine.

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis in Budapest: Hungarian Ambassadors' Conference address and bilateral meetings with government officials

27.08.2021 — Press releases Hungary
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the Foreign Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), gave an address highlighting Switzerland's foreign policy strategy at the Hungarian Ambassadors' Conference in Budapest on Friday 27 August. During his time in the capital he also held working meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister of Justice Judit Varga, who is in charge of the EU dossier.

No signing of Swiss–EU institutional agreement

26.05.2021 — Press releases EDA
At its meeting on 26 May, the Federal Council undertook an overall evaluation of the outcome of the negotiations on the institutional framework agreement (InstA). It concluded that there remain substantial differences between Switzerland and the EU on key aspects of the agreement. The conditions are thus not met for the signing of the agreement. The Federal Council today took the decision not to sign the agreement, and communicated this decision to the EU. This brings the negotiations on the draft of the InstA to a close. The Federal Council nevertheless considers it to be in the shared interest of Switzerland and the EU to safeguard their well-established cooperation and to systematically maintain the agreements already in force. It therefore wishes to launch a political dialogue with the EU on continued cooperation. Meanwhile, it has tasked the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) to consider how autonomous amendments to Swiss legislation might contribute to the stabilisation of Swiss–EU relations.

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis receives Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó

20.04.2021 — Press releases Hungary
On Tuesday 20 April 2021, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), received Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, for an official working meeting in Bern. Their talks focused on bilateral relations, Hungary's upcoming chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and the socio-political and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President of the Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard: National Day 2017 greetings for the Swiss abroad

21.07.2017 — Press releases Hungary

Joint Press Release on the Occasion of the 22nd Budapest Pride Festival

06.07.2017 — Press releases Hungary

The following joint press release is issued by the Embassies of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, The United States, and the British Council.

10 years of contribution to the enlarged EU: efforts pay off

19.06.2017 — Press releases Schweizer Beitrag

The 10-year implementation period for Switzerland’s enlargement contribution to the 10 central and eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 came to an end on 14 June 2017. Under the contribution, Parliament approved a total of CHF 1 billion to implement 210 projects which have helped reduce economic and social disparities among broad sections of the population living in the EU.

Visit at the Empire of Flavour – Stage 14 of the „Grand Tour of Switzerland in Hungary“

23.11.2016 — Press releases Hungary

On 23 November, Ambassador Burkhard and members of Swisscham and the Swiss Business Club visited the Givaudan factory, which was built as a major Swiss green field investment in 2012.

Closing Ceremony and press conference of the Balassagyarmat Water Supply Project

10.11.2016 — Press releases Hungary

The project for the rehabilitation of the drinking water supply network in Balassagyarmat has successfully come to an end. The official closing event was held in the Ceremonial Room of Balassagyarmat City Hall on 10 November 2016.