Latest News - Embassy of Hungary

2 weeks ago

Opening of our exhibition on Teréz Brunszvik in Jēkabpils

The second venue of our traveling exhibition on the life and work of Teréz Brunszvik was the town of Jēkabpils, where the University of Latvia has a branch that educates future kindergarten teachers and elementary school teachers. The opening ceremony of the exhibition took place on February 14.

2 weeks ago

Participation in book donation for schools

It was a pleasure and an honour that on February 13, our Embassy participated in the book donation event called Draudzīgais aicinājums (Friendly Invitation) for Latvian primary and secondary schools already for the third time.

2 weeks ago

Tribute to the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust in Latvia

On January 27, our Ambassador paid tribute to the memory of the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust in Latvia with a bouquet of flowers and a bow of his head at the memorial dedicated to Hungarian Jewish women who were deported to Latvia.

1 month ago

Opening of an exhibition on countess Teréz Brunszvik in Kuldīga

Founder of the first kindergarten in Central Europe, countess Teréz Brunszvik was born 250 years ago.

3 months ago

Hungarian flavours and products in Riga

On November 12–13, the Embassy of Hungary in Riga hosted the latest stage of the Hungarian Food Business Program of the Agricultural Marketing Centre. Fifteen Hungarian food industry companies presented themselves to a Latvian professional audience.

4 months ago

Presentation of the Hungarian translation of Lāčplēsis in Riga

On November 3, our Embassy presented the first Hungarian edition of Lāčplēsis (Bear Slayer or Medveölő in Hungarian), considered the Latvian national epic and written between 1872 and 1877 by the patriotic poet Andrejs Pumpurs, at a private, intimate ceremony at the Latvian National Library in Riga, accompanied by a lecture by the translator János Pusztay, professor of Finno-Ugric linguistics.

4 months ago

National Day concert and reception

On October 22, our Embassy commemorated the anniversary of the 1956 revolution and war of independence in the festive hall of the Riga Museum for History and Navigation.

4 months ago

Fintech Breakfast

Our Embassy was pleased to host the Fintech Breakfast: Latvia-Hungary Ecosystem Exchange today. Congratulations to Magyar Fintech Szövetség & Fintech Latvija asociācija for signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on their cooperation. Six Hungarian companies were represented and made an introduction to representatives of the Latvian fintech sector.

5 months ago

The Hungarian Association of Sports Facilities in Riga and Jūrmala

A delegation from the Hungarian Association of Sports Facilities visited Latvia on the occasion of EuroBasket, the European Basketball Championship.

5 months ago

Cornexi at the Riga Food 2025 exhibition

Cornexi Ltd participated with its oat-based products at the largest food industry exhibition in the Baltics, Riga Food 2025. Our foreign trade attaché, Péter Soltész, also visited the Cornexi stand on September 5.