Belgium celebrates 100 years of diplomatic relations with Hungary
In 2022, Belgium and Hungary celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations. On February 20, 1922, the Hungarian Ambassador, Count Olivér Woracziczky, presented his credentials to the Belgian Foreign Minister Henri Jaspar. This was the culmination of a process that had already begun in 1921 when Belgium opened a legation in Budapest. The ties between our two countries go back much further. One important element in our common history is the so-called “children’s trains”, whereby…
International Holocaust Rememberance Day 2021
This speech was delivered on the occasion of the virtual ceremony organised by the European Jewish Association on 27 January 2021. Today we commemorate the memory of almost 6 million Jewish men, women and children killed together with other victims of Nazi cruelty during World War II in an unprecedented genocide. Among these victims, more than 25,000 were gathered at the Dossin Barracks in Mechelen to be deported to…
