The convention on social security was signed on 1 March 1998. There is a Hungarian cultural centre in Berlin and Stuttgart, and a Goethe Institute in Budapest. Hungary is to be the guest of honour at the 1999 Frankfurt Book Fair. As many as 4 million German tourists visit Hungary yearly. Both Hungarian and German citizens can stay for up to 90 days without a visa in the other country.
German citizens are at liberty to enter Hungary without a passport, only with their identity cards.