Joint Declaration by Dr Anita Orbán, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, and Dr Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany

Situated at the heart of Europe, Hungary and Germany are united by a long-standing friendship based on deeply rooted historical, cultural, economic and societal ties. Almost 35 years after the signing of the German-Hungarian friendship treaty in 1992, we want to strengthen our partnership, embark on a new trust-based chapter in German-Hungarian relations and forge our future in the European Union together. With this in mind, we have agreed the following with regard to the renewal of our bilateral relations. At a time of geopolitical and geo-economic challenges, and in the spirit of European solidarity as European Union Member States and NATO Allies, we jointly stand up for a strong, secure, free and competitive Europe. German-Hungarian cooperation in the automobile industry, as well as in many other economic sectors, already makes a major contribution to our national economies today. We want to further develop our bilateral economic relations, to deepen them in a targeted way and to expand them to encompass additional economic sectors. At the same time, we want to further strengthen and deepen the European single market as the basis for an attractive, innovation-friendly and rel...