On the 10th December 2011 in the City Hall of Kecskemét took place the international year-evaluation conference of the International Tisza Cluster Association (ITCA). The organization was founded exactly 1 year ago in Kecskemét, upon proposal of the following founding countries: Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, which countries have more than a thousand companies connected in some way to the Tisza Cluster Association and numerous world inventions, and patents are in their possession, especially in regard of waste processing, cleaning up contaminated sites, and converting landfills into a growing area.

TO ALL KNIGHTS AND DAMES OF THE FEDERATION

One more Year is about to end and the Season of Festivities is arriving. Independently of the Religion of each one of us, this Season is dedicated to Family and is usually a Season of Peace and of Love, a Season to offer Gifts to friends and loved ones, a Season of Abundance, however we all live days of economical and social crisis in our countries, the austerity cuts in the national budgets of most governments causes a severe generalized economic recession which increases the growing number of persons who have lost their jobs and live now in misery and poverty and many do not even receive the social income.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of KMFAP proudly announces that, as a confirmation of a constant international development, the Federation of Autonomous Priories of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, opened its newest Asian representation office in Macau, Peoples Republic of China, S.A.R.

...During this end-of-year visit took place in Hotel President Kovilovo the friendly meeting with the leaders of the KMFAP Balkan Region, attended by Sir Bogdan VUKOSAVLJEVIC – Knight of Malta, Prior of the Western Balkans, Sir Constantin BUZATU – Grand Cross Knight of Malta, Prior of Romania, Sir Sasa VUJKO – Knight Commander of Malta, Bailiff of Serbia and Sir Joachim SCHWARZ – Knight of Malta....

On the 6th December 2011 the Santa Claus of Knights of Malta (KMFAP) visited again the „Brunszvik Teréz” Kindergarten of the local German minority.

The children remembered vividly the last meeting in 2010, and upon their requests „Santa Malta” revisited them in the companionship of funny devils.

The Magisterial House of the Federation (KMFAP) informs that recently in Hurghada – Egypt a very serious Bus accident caused the death of 11 Hungarian tourists, among them a couple, who left orphan a 13 years old boy. The Hungarian Grand Priory of our Sovereign Order and State (KMFAP) has not only at once assisted this unfortunate child, but has also undertaken the compromise of paying the studies for him, since his remaining family has great economic difficulties.

The Institute has issued its third collection's publication: “In the Shadow of Kierkegaard”, which summarizes the results of international scientific conferences and researches about the great Danish philosopher and thinker's life-work, who is considered as the “Father of existentialism” by the philosophy of science.