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  • János Martonyi – a Lifetime of Service to Sovereignty and European Integration

    On Monday, János Martonyi, lawyer and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, was honored with this year’s prestigious Award for a Civic Hungary by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ádám Kavecsánszki, Managing Director of the Civic Hungary Foundation, at a ceremony held in the Royal Guard and Riding Hall in Budapest. János Martonyi is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Hungary Foundation.

    2024-12-18 More

  • The Friends of Hungary Foundation (MOBA) and the Magyar Corvin-lánc Testület (MCLT) have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement

    On November 19, 2024, Prof. Dr. Vizi E. Szilveszter, president of MCLT, and Prof. Dr. István Stumpf, president of MOBA, signed the cooperation agreement in a ceremonial setting at the Roheim Villa.

    2024-11-19 More

  • György Pál Demény died at the age of 91

    György Pál Demény, who died on October 18, 2024, was an economist and demographer, an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a professor awarded with the Hungarian Order of St. Stephen since 2018, and a member of our foundation

    2024-10-25 More

  • Dr. Washington León Bon, a member of our Foundation, was honored

    Dr. Washington León Bon, was awarded the "KNIGHT'S CROSS OF THE HUNGARIAN ORDER OF MERIT" .

    2024-10-25 More

  • Edith Oltay, member of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, passes away

    We saddened to tell you that our member, Edith Oltay, has passed away after a difficult battle with cancer. We will miss her dearly and will keep honoring her memory.

    2024-10-25 More

  • János Árpád Potápi, State Secretary for Hungarian Communities Abroad, passes away

    János Árpád Potápi, as a key figure in national politics, has repeatedly attended the events of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, where he reported on the results of his work in the name of national unity.

    2024-10-18 More

  • The Andreanum - Peaceful coexistence between ethnic communities discussion was held in Strasbourg

    The event "Peaceful coexistence between ethnic communities" was organized on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of Diploma Andreanum. This privilege granted by the Hungarian King András to the Transylvanian Saxons living in the area between Szászváros and Barót. At the event, József Komlóssy, a member of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, who is also the adviser on minority affairs of the Hungarian delegation, spoke.

    2024-10-11 More

  • Klára Csordás was awarded the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit

    On October 1, 2024, György Habsburg, our country's ambassador to Paris, handed over the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit to opera singer Klára Csordás in a ceremonial setting.

    2024-10-11 More

  • Americans for Hungarians Foundation Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

    The Americans for Hungarians Foundation, and the American-Hungarian Club celebrated the 15th Anniversary of their foundation during a gala night and conference held on October 5 in Budapest. The event was hosted by the founders-directors, Zsuzsanna Dreisziger-Stricz and Jules (Gyula) E. Balogh.

    2024-10-08 More

  • Dr. István Stumpf received an award from the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy

    Prof. Dr. István Stumpf was awarded the Order of Merit of Brazilian Thought for his outstanding achievements in the field of social sciences.

    2024-09-17 More