In Covenant with the Creator - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the occasion of the renovation of the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany
"You are the descendents of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers" (Acts 3:25)
Your Excellency,
Most Reverend Provost Father,
Dear Benedictine Community!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
A thousand years of friendship - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship
Your Excellency, President Duda,
Madam First Lady,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Pope John Paul II, on his first trip to Hungary, spoke of us Hungarians and Poles as follows: 'Poles and Hungarians are cousins, and this truth, this almost family relationship, has been proven many times at different moments in history.'
Extraordinary people are born from the Hungarian nation, extraordinary values are born from Hungarian culture - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the Honours Ceremony in the Parliament
"The day of the resurrection of the dead has come. Dead were the national glory buried for centuries and the sense of freedom held in prison. Now seek them not in their graves; they have risen from the dead. The Hungarian nation is once again glorious and free! Hungarian voice, Hungarian national colours, Hungarian feeling on every lip, on every banner, in every bosom."
Mr. Prime Minister,
Mr. Speaker,
Distinguished Laureates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Press release from Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok pays a working visit to Japan, followed by an official visit to Vietnam.
On 19 May 2025, Head of State Tamás Sulyok will pay a working visit to Japan. The Hungarian Head of State will be received in audience by His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, 126th Emperor of Japan. The President will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and hold talks with the heads of Japanese companies and investor groups present in Hungary.
Press release from Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok personally congratulated Pope Leo XIV on the beginning of his Petrine ministry.
Following today's inaugural Mass at the Vatican, which the Head of State attended as head of the Hungarian delegation, the Holy Father greeted the heads of the delegations, including the President of Hungary, with a handshake.
Tamás Sulyok exchanged a few words with Pope Leo. The President asked the Holy Father to visit Hungary as soon as possible.
Press release from Sándor Palace
Heads of State attend the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV.
President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok leads the official Hungarian delegation to Rome to attend the Holy Mass marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV's Petrine ministry. The Holy Mass will take place in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on 18 May 2025 at 10 am.
The Hungarian delegation, led by Tamás Sulyok, will also include Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, representing the government.
The votes express the democratic will of the electorate
On 9 June 2024, on the day of the elections to the European Parliament, local governments and of national minority advocates, Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary and his wife cast their votes in Szeged. After the vote, the President said that since there have been free elections in Hungary, his wife Zsuzsa and he have always exercised their right to vote, and again urged his fellow citizens to vote as well.
The President of Hungary on the anniversary of Hungary’s EU accession: Hungary does not give up its sovereignty
Hungary does not give up its sovereignty, and believes in the alliance of independent nation states in Europe, which the founding treaties currently guarantee – the President of Hungary said in Brdo pri Kranj in Slovenia on Monday.
We can become the renovated church of Europe, said President Sulyok at the reconsecration of the renovated church in Ják
We can become the renovated church of Europe, where people come to draw strength, said Tamás Sulyok, the President of Hungary, at the reconsecration ceremony of Ják’s St. George Church (Vas County, Hungary) on Sunday.
Tamás Sulyok emphasized the need for revitalizing our communities.
We need to rebuild ourselves to each other, setting aside all obstacles, fears, uncertainties, and distrust, although this is not easy in the era of infidelity, where we lose the grace of connection, stated the President.
Exclusive interview with Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, for Tények
- Mr. President, thank you for receiving us. On behalf of TV2, we consider it a great honour that you are giving your first major television interview to us.
Thank you for having me on your show, and a warm welcome to our viewers.
My meetings in Békés were highly rewarding - Interview with Katalin Novák
I found my meetings in Békés very rewarding, and I trust that I was not the only one who felt this way - said Katalin Novák, President of Hungary, in an interview with our newspaper - the Békés Megyei Hírlap - about the three days she spent in our county at the end of January. During our conversation, we discussed how to motivate young people to settle in the region, spoke about the war in Ukraine and this year's elections, and why she declared 2024 the Year of Getting Active.
CNBC interview with Katalin Novák
That I'm here for the first time, I experienced that it is, let's say, a constructive chaos, what we experience here, and also what the traffic is concerned, it's very difficult to get from one place to the other, but I have to assure you that the Swiss trains are on time. I took the train and it worked perfectly.
I came, I got the train as well.
Slovakia’s Speaker of the National Council at Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok received Richard Raši, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, at Sándor Palace.
During the meeting, the President of Hungary stressed that Slovakia is a key strategic partner of Hungary, with common challenges, such as the war in Ukraine, illegal migration and foot and mouth disease. According to the Hungarian Head of State, these problems can only be solved through joint efforts.
The Slovak President’s second trip abroad - after his election - was to the Hungarian capital.
Ministerial briefing on the state of the Hungarian Defence Forces
President Tamás Sulyok received Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at Sándor Palace.
During the regular meeting, the Head of State was briefed by the Minister on the current state of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
Katalin Szili at Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok received Katalin Szili, Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister on Autonomy Aspirations in the Carpathian Basin, at Sándor Palace.
The discussion focused on autonomy aspirations and nation policy issues.
The Head of State and his guest agreed that the rights of minorities indigenous to the Carpathian Basin must be guaranteed.
Symposium of justice practitioners in Kaposvár
Legal professionals living in rural areas have a special responsibility for local communities, because the future of rural Hungarian communities and their successful remaining and prosperity in their home regions also depends on the lawyers and intellectuals living in these rural areas, emphasised President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok at the 31st Legal Conversations conference lasting for two days in Kaposvár.
Letter of congratulations from Tamás Sulyok to Pope Leo XIV
To His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,
and the powers of death shall not prevail against it."
(Mt 16,18)
Your Holiness,
In the name of Hungary, which holds fast to its thousand-year Christian heritage, I greet you with sincere love and deep respect as the newly elected Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, the 267th successor to the Apostle Peter.
Appointments to the rank of general
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, on a proposal by the Minister for Culture and Innovation made in agreement with the maintainer, appointed
- Dr. Attila Bonyár as Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with effect from 1 December 2024,
- Dr. Lóránt Földváry as Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with effect from 1 December 2024,
- Dr. Balázs Géza Kövesdi as Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with effect from 1 December 2024,
We will be able to harness the opportunities offered by AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually becoming part of our everyday lives, said President Tamás Sulyok at the AI Symposium 2025 conference in Budapest.
The Head of State stressed that he is convinced that the Hungarians will be able to make good use of the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, their solutions serving the benefit of humanity.
The President added that technology alone will never solve our fundamental problems, but it can make the world more attractive, sustainable and secure.
Sport has a special magic for us – Address delivered by Hungary’s Head of State on Hungarian Sports Day
The love of sport is our national characteristic, said President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok at the awards ceremony held on the occasion of the Hungarian Sports Day in the Puskás Arena. In his speech, the Head of State stressed that our country has a special place in the modern history of sport, as it is one of the founders of the Olympic movement and of the modern Olympic Games.
Just as we can support our athletes, we can also support each other. As we can appreciate their struggles even in times of failure, so too, we could respect each other's efforts," said the President.
The value-creating spirit of Hungarian science - 200 years of the Hungarian Academy of Science
Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, was among those addressing the 199th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences celebrating the 200th anniversary of its foundation.
Appointments to the rank of general
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, on the proposal of the Minister of the Interior, appointed
• Police Colonel Zoltán László Boross to the rank of Police Brigadier General, with effect from 24 April 2025,
• Police Colonel Dr. Csaba Bárdi to the rank of Police Brigadier General, with effect from 24 April 2025,
• Colonel in the Fire Service Ákos Donát Sári to the rank of Brigadier General in the Fire Service, with effect from 4 May 2025.