Dutch–Hungarian Bilateral Discussion on the Development of Reserve Forces

Text: First Lieutenant Mária Tihanyi-Obál | Photo: Lieutenant Áron Schwanner | 11:40 February 9, 2026

To restart the Dutch–Hungarian defence policy dialogue, the HDF Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command held a discussion on the possible new fields of bilateral cooperation in the Volunteer Reserve System, recruitment and patriotic and national defence education within the framework of a bilateral meeting in Budapest from 2 to 4 February.

During the presentations, the reserve system, the territorial defence forces’ training structure and mobilisation process, as well as the national defence education’s domestic system were introduced. The Hungarian party also introduced the lessons learned in connection with the decentralisation of recruitment and reaching out to the younger generations, and examined how these experiences can be shared to improve the reserve system and the recruitment methods.

The Dutch delegation visited the exhibition on the recruitment practice and the Hungarian Defence Forces’ history in the Central Recruitment Office, Budapest.

Professional discussions always contribute to strengthening bilateral relations and create a basis for exploring further cooperation possibilities.