Get to know YATA Hungary!

The Youth Atlantic Treaty Association of Hungary (YATA Hungary) was established as an integrated part of the Hungarian Atlantic Council in 1995. YATA Hungary is a member of the community of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA). The main aim of YATA Hungary is to spread the transatlantic values among the Hungarian youth.

From the very beginning, our goal was to help deepen Hungary’s European integration through the transmission of traditional European values, as well as to initiate a progressive Hungarian role in the region and in the Euro-Atlantic Community. To this end, YATA Hungary members has been organising and participating in several international programs that have contributed to YATA Hungary’s extensive international network. We are committed to providing further opportunities for our members at the domestic and international level, where the participants could gain professional experiences and could build international relations.

YATA Hungary members place great emphasis on learning about the ideological, historical, organisational, cultural, economic and political, or even military aspects of Euro-Atlantic integration, in order to build the pillars of our activities on a solid, which are:

The Board of Trustees of the YATA Hungary

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István Gyarmati
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Dr István Gyarmati is currently the Secretary General of the Hungarian Atlantic Council and has been serving as the President of the Foundation for Development and Democratic Transition since 2018. Prior to this, he was the Director General of the International Centre for Democratic Transition Public Foundation.

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Á. Félix Debrenti
Board member

Since 2018, he has served as a founding member and president of the Hungarian Youth Atlantic Council (MIAT / YATA Hungary). In 2019, upon the recommendation of E. Szilveszter Vizi, he was elected Vice President of the Hungarian Atlantic Council, where he is currently serving his second multi-year term as a board member. Between 2020 and 2022, he also held the position of Vice President of the Brussels-based Youth Atlantic Treaty Association International.

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Judit Lilla Kanizsai
Board member

The biography of Judit Lilla Kanizsai is currently being uploaded.

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Norbert Szépvölgyi
Board member

Norbert Szépvölgyi earned his BA degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Law at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. He previously worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and served as Vice President of the Hungarian Youth Atlantic Council. He was also a Young European Ambassador.

Picture of Péter Wagner<br><role>Board member</role>

Péter Wagner
Board member

The biography of Péter Wagner is currently being uploaded.

Picture of Fodor Márk Joszipovics<br><role>Director General</role>

Fodor Márk Joszipovics
Director General

Márk Joszipovics Fodor is a security and defence policy expert at the Hungarian Ministry of Defence and a doctoral student at the University of Public Service, with a geographical focus on the Middle East, researching Israel’s security architecture. He has been serving as Vice President for Public Diplomacy and Communications of YATA Hungary since 2022.

By our members

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