Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, delivered a speech on the Memorial Day for the Victims of the Hungarian Holocaust
Esteemed Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen!
It is challenging to recall the past on the Memorial Day of the Victims of Hungarian Holocaust.
"To be Hungarian is a unique and distinct quality" – Speech by Tamás Sulyok at the Kossuth- and Széchenyi-Awards Ceremony
Ladies and Gentlemen,
With distinguished respect and great esteem, I welcome the laureates and honourees!
Inaugural address by Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary
Presidents Schmitt and Áder,
Honourable Prime Minister,
Honourable Speaker of the House,
Ladies and Gentlemen, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin and all around the world,
I stand before you and welcome you as the seventh President of the free Hungary, which dismantled the communist dictatorship. First and foremost, I would like to thank all those who have supported me and continue to do so.
Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the Three Seas Initiative Summit
Every year, the Three Seas Initiative (TSI) summit and business forum is organised with the participation of 13 countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia and Bulgaria), situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas.
Press release on the discussion between President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok and President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog
Tamás Sulyok had a telephone conversation today with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The President of the State of Israel congratulated Tamás Sulyok on his election as President of Hungary. The two Heads of State reviewed the most important bilateral and international political issues. During the exchange of views, the Hungarian President stressed that Hungary is a close ally and best friend of Israel as well as its strategic partner in Europe.
The President of Hungary set the date for the elections
Press release from the Sándor Palace
Today, President Tamás Sulyok, in fulfilment of his constitutional duty, called the election of the members of the European Parliament in Hungary and the general election of local municipality representatives and mayors.
The first simultaneous elections will take place on 09 June 2024.
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.
Tamás Sulyok: deepening the dialogue between Hungary and Poland is a key priority
Maintaining and deepening the dialogue between Poland and Hungary is of the utmost importance, said President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok at a joint press conference with President Andrzej Duda in Stary Sacz, southern Poland, on Friday.
The Hungarian President arrived in Poland on a working visit to mark the Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship (23 March).
Open days at Sándor Palace
A year ago, at my inauguration, I promised to „open doors” for Hungary in the international arena, as well as at home, between Hungarians.
This is also why on the anniversary, Sándor Palace welcomed those interested with open gates. Thus, thousands have seen the palace this year as well.
I thank all those who came to visit, young and old, residents of the countryside and the capital, supporters of the opposition or the government, people from all walks of life.
This day proved again that Sándor Palace is open to all.
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.
I saw the strength of families wherever I went - Interview with Katalin Novák in the newspaper Petőfi Népe (Petőfi’s people)
President of Hungary Katalin Novák spent nearly three days in our county last week. The Head of State visited several of Bács-Kiskun’s settlements and also travelled to the border region. We asked her about this.
-Your grandparents used to live in Ágasegyháza, and as a result, you spent a lot of time in Bács-Kiskun as a child. Can we say that you came home a little during your almost three-day visit here?
Katalin Novák also solemnly bowed her head in front of László Sólyom’s coffin
Former President of Hungary László Sólyom was laid to rest in the Fiumei Road Cemetery.
President Novák Katalin also attended the ceremony and paid her respects to the late Head of State.
Presentation of Ambassadorial Credentials at Sándor Palace
President Katalin Novák presented letters of credence to two Hungarian ambassadors accredited abroad.
Based on the official documents, Hungary’s diplomatic missions will be led by
- dr. Krisztina Lakos in Nicosia, and
- Anna Erzsébet Bálint in Tokyo.
The President wished the ambassadors much success in their responsible representation of Hungary and Hungarian interests.
Confirmation of the President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts by the Head of State
President Katalin Novák confirmed Attila Turi in his position as the elected President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
Speech by Katalin Novák at the congratulations ceremony hosted in honour of Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz
We celebrate with a pure heart, our chests swelling with pride, and we rejoice together, putting aside the horrors of the world around us for at least a few hours. Hungary is celebrating the world-renowned success of two outstanding Hungarian minds. We have been waiting for this moment for nearly two decades, and after almost thirty years we can once again welcome two Hungarians to the list of the most brilliant scientific giants of humanity.
Katalin Novák at the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit in Tirana
Today holds significant importance also because Hungary has finally become a part of the Berlin Process, allowing us to present Hungary's stance at the highest level. Katalin Novák, attending for the first time the Berlin Process Summit in Tirana as Hungary's representative, emphasized that Hungary's position is clearly in favour of the EU's enlargement to include the Western Balkans.
Presidential visit to Fejér county with Sándor Palace in remote office
On the first day of her two-day visit to Fejér County, President Katalin Novák met with county leaders after the raising of the national flag in Fehérvárcsurgó. The President emphasized that when Sándor Palace operates in remote office, she carries out her duties as Head of State in the county which she is visiting. Fejér County is the sixth in line in the series of visits to the counties. My aim is to get to know the challenges, the problems and the pride of the people of the region in person, said the Head of State.
Katalin Novák received Romanian head of state Klaus Johannis
At the bilateral meeting, Klaus Johannis and Katalin Novák discussed, among other topics, the situation of national minorities, including the Hungarian minority in Transylvania.
Statement by President Katalin Novák
May God rest the soul of László Sólyom, the late President of Hungary!
László Sólyom was an internationally renowned jurist who, first as a participant in the National Round Table and then as the first President of the Constitutional Court, played a defining role in the regime change and the establishment of constitutional frameworks that have continued to shape our democracy and lives to the present day.
I am grateful that he shared his experiences with me.
Sándor Palace considers the late President as one of its own, even in death.
Katalin Novák at the meeting of the Arraiolos Group - It is essential to establish peace in Ukraine as soon as possible
Peace must be established in Ukraine as soon as possible and an escalation of the war must be avoided, stressed President Katalin Novák at a press conference in Porto following the meeting of the Arraiolos Group.
Katalin Novák stated that the participants in the meeting agreed on the need to show unity and support for Ukraine. Hungary is providing political, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Commemoration of the martyrs of the Hungarian War of Independence
Since 2001, we have been commemorating October 6th as a National Day of Mourning, remembering the events of 1849 when, as a reprisal following the suppression of the 1848–49 War of Independence, Count Lajos Batthyány, the Prime Minister, was executed in Pest, and thirteen high-ranking officers of the Hungarian War of Independence were executed in Arad.