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The Embassy of Hungary in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Unter den Linden 76, Berlin, D-10117
Tel.: +49 (0)30 203100
Fax: +49 (0)30 22 91 314
Email: infober@mfa.gov.hu, mission.ber@mfa.gov.hu
https://berlin.mfa.gov.hu/
The Ambassador
Amb. Peter Györkös
H.E. Dr. Péter Györkös has served as the Ambassador of Hungary to the Federal Republic of Germany since November 2015. Born on November 10, 1963, he holds a Diploma in International Relations from Moscow State University and earned a PhD from the University of Economics in Budapest. He is fluent in Hungarian, English, German, French, Russian, and Croatian.
Ambassador Györkös is a seasoned diplomat with over three decades of experience in European affairs and foreign policy. He began his diplomatic career in 1988 at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he played a pivotal role in Hungary’s path to European Union accession. Between 1991 and 1996, he was stationed in Bonn, Germany, serving as Head of Policy and Second Secretary at the Hungarian Embassy.
He went on to hold several high-level positions related to European integration and regional diplomacy. From 1998 to 2004, he led the EU Coordination Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as Secretary of the Interministerial Committee for European Integration. During Hungary's EU Presidency in 2011, he chaired the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER), playing a central role in EU-level negotiations and policymaking.
Ambassador Györkös has also served abroad as Ambassador to Croatia (2007–2009) and as Head of Hungary’s Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels (2010–2015). His expertise extends to EU policy coordination, German-speaking countries, and regional cooperation. Additionally, he has contributed to academia through teaching positions at the College of Europe in Bruges and the ELTE University in Budapest, specializing in international law and European integration.
He is married and has two sons. Throughout his career, Ambassador Györkös has demonstrated a strong commitment to European unity and to deepening bilateral relations between Hungary and Germany.
History
The Federal Republic of Germany opened a trade mission with Budapest in 1964. The two countries established diplomatic relations in December 1973, following the Federal Republic of Germany’s accession to the United Nations. Bilateral political relations are close and positive. Relations between the two countries are also reflected by frequent official state visits. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Hungary most recently in February 2015. The two countries’ foreign ministers met in Berlin on 4 April 2016.
With regard to the economic relations between Germany and Hungary, they are exceptionally close and intensive. In 2015, Germany remained Hungary’s most important trading partner. Approximately a quarter of Hungary’s foreign trade was with Germany. In 2013, bilateral trade stood at approximately EUR 39 billion and rose to around EUR 46 billion in 2015. The German language plays an important role in Hungary, in education, society and business. The Goethe Institute in Budapest offers a comprehensive range of courses and cooperates closely with schools in Hungary. Across the country, 45 Hungarian schools participate in the Schools: Partners for the Future initiative (PASCH).
Hungary is also one of the project countries in the German Language Certificate (DSD I, DSD II and DSD Pro) programme.
