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National Day 2020 greetings for the Swiss abroad

27.07.2020 — Local news Hungary
1st of August address of the President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga

Visit to Pécs

13.11.2019 — Local news Hungary
On 13 and 14 November, a delegation of the Embassy travelled to Pécs in order to meet representatives from politics and local Swiss businesses.

President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer: National Day 2019 greeting for the Swiss abroad

22.07.2019 — Local news Hungary

Successful Swiss support for research

15.03.2019 — Article EB
A research team in Hungary working on a Swiss-Hungarian research project has developed innovative technologies for the blind and visually impaired. Research continued in Hungary and Switzerland following the completion of the project in 2015, leading to successful results in both countries in the beginning of 2019: Hungary successfully launched an app for the visually impaired and in Switzerland Professor Botond Roska was awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine.

Mobile dam project in Hungary presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos

22.01.2019 — Article EB
The River Tisza in north-eastern Hungary regularly bursts its banks after heavy rains. In order to limit the devastation caused by flooding, Switzerland has financed several risk reduction measures by way of its contribution to the enlarged EU. Mobile dams from Swiss company Beaver Protection Systems Ltd have proven a viable solution for the situation there. It is therefore being presented as a model at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Christmas interview with the Swiss Ambassador

24.12.2018 — Local news Hungary

Ambassador explores vocational training in Hungary

30.10.2018 — Local news Hungary
Ahead of the “European Vocational Skills Week 2018”, Ambassador Burkhard inspected on October 30^th several Swiss firms operating in the city of Kecskemét.

SwissSkills Team visiting the Ambassador of Switzerland

24.09.2018 — Local news Hungary
Between September 26^th and 28^th, Budapest hosted the European Championship of young professionals. Switzerland took part in the competitions with 8 participants and 8 experts.

One billion well invested

05.06.2018 — Article EB
The ten countries that joined the EU in 2004 have completed their projects under the enlargement contribution. SECO and the SDC have taken stock of the last decade and published the results in their 2017 annual report. The projects have made a significant contribution to reducing economic and social disparities in Europe. Switzerland was also able to use its expertise to make a meaningful contribution to a number of projects.

Consultation on a second Swiss contribution

28.03.2018 — EB
At its meeting on 28 March 2018, the Federal Council decided to initiate the consultation procedure on a second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states. With this contribution, Switzerland aims to continue to contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the EU member states. Last year, the Federal Council set two priorities for this contribution: vocational education and training and migration.

Innovation and Talent at the fourth Swiss Business Day

23.11.2017 — Local news Hungary

On 22 November the Swiss Business Day took place for the fourth time. The theme of this year’s event was “Innovation and Talent”.

Kühne + Nagel becoming strategic partner of the Hungarian government

29.10.2017 — Local news Hungary

After a new logistics facility, built for Kühne + Nagel, has been opened by Prime Minister Orbán on 10 October, the Hungarian government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Swiss hauling company on 19 October.

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No signing of Swiss–EU institutional agreement

26.05.2021 — Press release 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 release 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 release Hungary

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

06.07.2017 — Press release 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 release EB

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.