French-Hungarian relations (; ) are foreign relations between
France
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and
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. The first
diplomatic
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contacts date back to the
Middle Ages
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. Both countries are full members of
NATO
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and the
European Union
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. Since 2004, Hungary is an observer in
La Francophonie
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.
Education
There is a French international school in
Budapest
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,
Gustave Eiffel French School of Budapest
Gustave Eiffel French School of Budapest (french: Lycée Français Gustave Eiffel de Budapest, LFGEB, hu, Gustave Eiffel Francia Óvoda Általános Iskola és Gimnázium), also known as the French School of Budapest (french: Lycée Français de Bu ...
.
Resident diplomatic missions
* France has an embassy in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
.
* Hungary has an embassy in
Paris
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.
Embassy of Hungary in Paris
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File:Neobarokk bérház (Málnai Béla), Kossuth tér 13–15, 2017 Lipótváros.jpg, Embassy of France in Budapest
File:Photo du bâtiment actuel de l'Ambassade de Hongrie en France.jpeg, Embassy of Hungary in Paris
File:Consulat de Hongrie.jpg, Consulate-General of Hungary in Paris
See also
* Foreign relations of France
In the 19th century France built a new French colonial empire second only to the British Empire. It was humiliated in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, which marked the rise of Germany to dominance in Europe. France allied with Great Bri ...
* Foreign relations of Hungary
Hungary wields considerable influence in Central and Eastern Europe and is a middle power in international affairs.Solomon S (1997South African Foreign Policy and Middle Power Leadership, ''ISS'' The foreign policy of Hungary is based on four basi ...
* Hungarian diaspora
Hungarian diaspora ( hu, magyar diaszpóra) is a term that encompasses the total ethnic Hungarian population located outside current-day Hungary.
There are two main groups of the diaspora. The first group includes those who are autochthonous to ...
* French people in Hungary
Historically, there was a significant French community residing in Hungary, who firstly came during the 11–13th century and then, once more, in a separate wave of settlement starting in the 18th century. Their descendants are today self-rep ...
* Accession of Hungary to the European Union
References
External links
French Foreign Ministry about relations with Hungary
French embassy in Budapest (in French and Hungarian only)
Hungarian embassy in Paris (in French and Hungarian only)
Hungarian honorary consulate in Mulhouse (in French only)
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Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
Bilateral relations of Hungary