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.
I wish a hopeful New Year to all Hungarians - Katalin Novák's New Year's Address
Dear Fellow Hungarians!
New Year's statement of the presidents of the Family-Friendly Network
We, the Network of the Family-Friendly Presidents consider the beginning of each and every year a proper time to learn from the past and plan for the future, renew our optimism and hope, and embrace the opportunities that lie ahead and issues that are important to us.
Press release from Sándor Palace
Last week, the National Assembly adopted several important acts, including those on the exemption from duty of real estate purchased with the home ownership subsidy scheme CSOK Plus, the digital state, the right to additional leave for people with children and on Hungarian architecture.
Katalin Novák prepared gift packages for the homeless
As part of the Advent programme helping the homeless organised by the Hungarian Reformed Charity Service, President Katalin Novák participated in assembling packages at the Service’s Budapest Centre. The President, along with the organisation’s staff, delivered the packages to the Hungarian Reformed Homeless Mission operated by Tiszta Forrás (Pure Spring) Foundation.
Katalin Novák visits the Hungarian community of the Mura River Region
President Novák visited the Mura River Region on Tuesday to meet the Hungarian community in Slovenia. The Hungarian Head of State was joined by President of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar for her visit to the Mura River Region.
Katalin Novák held bilateral talks at the UN Climate Change Summit in Dubai
President Novák held bilateral talks with leaders of several countries at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.
Katalin Novák discussed demographic problems and the issue of EU funds with Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides. With Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh she discussed strengthening economic relations and tourism cooperation. Katalin Novák was invited to visit Vietnam on a state visit.
Katalin Novák's speech at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28)
Overpopulation is not the problem. Family is not the cause but the solution of the climate crisis. The youth is not to be frightened but to be supported.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Katalin Novák at a Hungarian archaeological excavation in Egypt
President Novák visited the burial site of dignitaries who had lived more than three thousand years ago near Luxor.
Tamás Bács, Associate Professor at the Department of Egyptology at Eötvös Loránd University, told public media at the site that Hungarian archaeologists are currently working on site in three concessions.
Sister city relationship formed between Székesfehérvár and Luxor
In the presence of President Novák, the leaders of Székesfehérvár and Luxor signed a sister city agreement in Egypt on Wednesday.
Two historic cities have signed a contract today, András Cser-Palkovics, Mayor of Székesfehérvár, representing the political party FIDESZ, stressed at the event.
Administrative recess in the Sándor Palace
Please be informed that between 27 December 2023 and 1 January 2024, Sándor Palace will be on administrative recess pursuant to Act XXVI of 2023 on Administrative Recess.
Please send your enquiries, letters or questions to kapcsolat@sandorpalota.hu during this period.
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