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WATER IS LIFE 2,200 participants from 117 countries gathered in the Hungarian capital for the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016 to discuss solutions to the water challenges of the 21st century. Organizers hope that the event will have a significant impact on the struggle to avoid the impending water crisis. SEE OUR COMPILATION
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“We have strong and long term cultural relations but they can always be improved,” the Portuguese Ambassador to Hungary, Maria José Morais Pires tells Diplomacy&Trade. In an extensive interview, she also talks about steadily growing economic ties, extensive opportunities for learning Portuguese in Hungary, historical personalities and ties that connect the two peoples, as well as the several waves of Hungarian migrants who found a new home in Portugal. see articles on pages 8-12
We Need to Value Water! One of the most distinguished guests at the Budapest Water Summit 2016 was the President of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, a member of the UN High-Level Panel on Water. She talked to Diplomacy&Trade about the need to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all at a time of unprecedented challenges. see page 18
INSTEAD OF CREATING TALENTS, THE HUNGARIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC TALENT SHOW ‘VIRTUOSOS’ DISCOVERS THEM. MANY COUNTRIES ARE INTERESTED IN THE SHOW, WITH CHINA BEING THE FIRST TO BROADCAST IT IN 2017. "VIRTUOSOS" HAS SET UP A FOUNDATION TO ASSIST THE CAREERS OF THE SHOW’S PARTICIPANTS WITH SCHOLARSHIP AND MENTOR PROGRAMS. THOUSANDS OF HUNGARIAN CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MUSIC SCHOOLS THANKS TO THE SMALL VIRTUOSOS FOUNDATION THAT ALSO ORGANIZES CONCERTS ON A REGULAR BASIS BOTH IN HUNGARY AND ABROAD.
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