Denmark–Hungary relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Hungary. Denmark has an embassy in Budapest. Hungary has an embassy in Copenhagen. Diplomatic relations were established on 10 May 1948. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO.
History
During the Rákóczi's War of Independence, Denmark supported the Habsburg Empire with troops, which fought against the Hungarians (Kurucs) and helped the Austrians achieve several important victories.Szabad, Emeric (1844). Hungary, past and present. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, p. 172.Martin, Henri (1865). Martin's History of France: The Age of Louis XIV. Volume 2. Boston; Walker, Wise, and Company, pp. 359, 386.Vaupell, Otto (1872). Den dansk-norske hærs historie indtil 1814. Første del. Gyldendalske boghandel, p. 317.
In World War II, Hungary sent 12.000 soldiers to Denmark, through Germany. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, 1,400 Hungarians fled to Denmark. 137 million DKK were collected to help the Hungarians. In 1948, a payments agreement was signed between both countries. On 20 October 1969, Denmark and Hungary signed an agreement on economic, industrial, and technical cooperation. An agreement on compensation for Danish interests in Hungary was signed on 18 June 1965.
The Greenland crisis is a sensitive point in the Denmark-Hungary relations, as opinions suggest that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government supports the territorial claims of the US President Donald Trump, who is demanding the transfer of Greenland from Denmark.
Cooperation and investment Denmark, in bilateral cooperation, is helping Hungary with agriculture, education, and health. Coloplast, Lego and A. P. Moller-Maersk Group are some of the Danish investors in Hungary.Cultural relations between Denmark and Hungary Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Culture More than 200 Danish artists participated in the Budapest Spring Festival 2010, which started 5 April.Hungary’s Guest Country is Denmark Orato: Budapest Spring Festival Programme 2010
Paul Bang-Jensen
Povl Bang-Jensen was a Danish diplomat, later a civil service in UN. In 1956 he questioned 80 Hungarian refugees in New York City who had fled Hungary. When UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld demanded the names of the refugees, Jensen refused to do so in fear that it would come in communist security services. Ultimately, Jensen burned the list of names. Jensen is very well known in Hungary.Bo Lidegaard: Den højeste pris: Povl Bang-Jensen og FN 1955-59 Bo Lidegaard: I kongens navn: Henrik Kauffmann i dansk diplomati 1919-1958 Nagy András: A Bang-Jensen ügy Magvető Budapest 2005,
High level visits In 1987, Margrethe II of Denmark visited Hungary. Former Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Denmark on 12 June 2007. On 19 March 2010, Crown Prince Frederik and Per Stig Møller visited Budapest Spring Festival. The European Union and NATO Denmark became a member of the European Union in 1973, while Hungary joined in 2004. Denmark is a founding member of NATO, whereas Hungary became a member in 1999. Resident diplomatic missions Denmark has an embassy in Budapest. Hungary has an embassy in Copenhagen. See also Foreign relations of Denmark Foreign relations of Hungary
References
External links Long-term Agreement on the development of economic, industrial, technological and scientific co-operation. Signed at Budapest on 18 February 1976 Danish - Hungarian Friendship Association