Polish President Karol Nawrocki held closed-door talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during celebrations of Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day in Budapest.
Polish-Hungarian Friendship Celebrations
“Poles and Hungarians, two good friends. Welcome to Budapest, President Nawrocki!” – wrote Viktor Orbán, sharing a photograph of the meeting. The Presidential Chancellery also published a photo from the visit to Budapest.
The Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day is alternately celebrated in Poland and Hungary. Last year’s event took place in Kaposvár, Hungary, while in 2024, the presidents of Poland and Hungary met in Stary Sącz, Poland.
Visits and Commemorations in Budapest
This year’s meeting was held in Przemyśl, Poland, before Karol Nawrocki and Tamás Sulyok traveled to Hungary. Upon arrival, the Polish President laid a wreath at the monument of Józef Bem.
Budapest’s Chain Bridge was illuminated with the national colors of both countries.
Formal Recognition of Friendship Day
The declaration establishing March 23rd as the Day of Friendship between the two nations was adopted on March 12, 2007, following a decision by the Hungarian Parliament. Shortly after, a similar resolution was passed by the Polish Sejm.
Patriot for Europe Rally
A “Great Gathering” of the Eurosceptic group Patriots for Europe was organized in Budapest on Monday. Speakers included Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini, and Polish MP Krzysztof Bosak, who voiced support for Viktor Orbán ahead of the upcoming elections.
Bosak stated, “For years, we were told that Hungary, Poland, and other countries in the region should submit to globalists. Today, the situation is different; Europe needs our common sense. Globalists are destroying the security, prosperity, and identity of Europeans.” He added, “Europe needs a strong Hungary, a proud Hungary, a Hungary that speaks with its own voice and shows others the way forward.”
