Members of the Youth Council of Justice together with members of Fúzió Hallgatói Közösség organized a joint celebration of the Polish-Hungarian relationship Day. The virtual gathering was opened on 23 March 2023 by Prof. Marcin Wielec, manager of the Institute of Justice.
There are many initiatives in Poland and Hungary that item Polish-Hungarian friendship. This applies both to economic, cultural and technological cooperation. The Justice Institute conducts lively technological cooperation conducting investigation with Polish-Hungarian teams in prestigious projects: Polish-Hungarian Reaserch Platform and Central European Professors’ Network. “ We believe it is crucial that good relations between our countries continue, ” wrote the young Hungarians.
During the virtual discussion we discussed how Polish-Hungarian relationship developed. What is the relation between the 2 nations today? What can be expected in the future? Among the invited guests were the manager of the IWS Prof. Marcin Wielec and András Nagy Dénes from the Institute of strategical Studies of the National Public Service University in Budapest. “With Marcin Wielce, prof. at the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw and manager of the Institute of Justice, we talked about the past, the present and the future of Hungarian-Polish relations”, wrote András Nagy Dénes in social media.
Since the mid-19th century, cultural creators have wondered about the extraordinary phenomenon of the long-standing relationship of Poles and Hungarians. According to a 2019 survey, 53.5% of Hungarians believe that the strength of the relation between Poles and Hungary should be ‘increased’, while 39.4% believe that the situation is ‘appropriate’. “Based on the comments of young people from Poland and Hungary, we do not gotta worry about the next generation, due to the fact that thanks to them our over a thousand-year relationship will proceed to strengthen”, says András Nagy Dénes.
However, the past of Polish-Hungarian contacts is much longer, due to the fact that it dates back to the 10th century erstwhile both countries were baptized. Our countries have worked together internationally for years since the mediate Ages, erstwhile borders have frequently brought us closer together.
As a consequence of the Visegrad convention in 1339 (or 1338), King of Hungary besides became King of Poland. As a consequence of the agreement, after the death of Kazimierz the Great, the throne went into the hands of Louis Andegawenski and later his daughter Jadwiga. However, the top growth of relationship occurred in the years of captivity. Polish uprisings were described by Hungarian romantics, they were an ignition component for the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. It is besides worth remembering about the military aid from Hungary during the war with Bolshevik Russia in 1920.
Polish-Hungarian relationship Day has been officially celebrated since 2007. At that time a declaration of relationship was accepted in the Hungarian Parliament and in the Polish Sejm. The text of the resolution of the Polish Parliament cites events and historical figures connecting Poles and Hungarians: the regulation of King Stefan Batory from Hungary, erstwhile Poland experienced 1 of the top periods in its history, the accomplishment of General Joseph Bem in the fight for Hungary's freedom and the support of Poles for the anti-communist uprising in Budapest in 1956, which was suppressed by Moscow's military intervention.
