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
In Act III of 2025 adopted by Parliament, the fundamental right of assembly was limited in cases of violation of the statutory prohibition set out in Article 6/A of Act XXXI of 1997 on the Protection of Children and Guardianship Administration (hereinafter: Child Protection Act).
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 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.
Katalin Novák travels to Egypt and the COP28 Climate Change Conference
President Katalin Novák will begin an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt on 27 November and will address the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) on 1 December.
Egypt is a key strategic partner for Hungary in the Middle East and North Africa region and plays an important role in curbing illegal migration to Europe.
During her official visit to Egypt, the President will hold talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Speaker Hanafy Gebaly, among others.
Katalin Novák in Bács-Kiskun County
On Wednesday evening, Katalin Novák attended the latest production at the Katona József National Theatre in Kecskemét, a musical based on the film "The Dream Car".
On Thursday, following a tour of the renovated Town Hall of Kecskemét, Katalin Novák met with city and county leaders and MPs to discuss the most important issues and problems affecting the region and its residents. In her welcome address, the President pointed out that the aim of her visits to the counties is to meet with the local residents and find out what they are most concerned about and what they are proudest of.
Sándor Palace also joined the "Red Wednesday" international solidarity action
"Red Wednesday", an awareness-raising and solidarity initiative for persecuted Christians, has been organised worldwide since 2015 by Aid to the Church in Need.
The campaign includes the illumination of public buildings of symbolic significance in red light at night as well as solidarity events.
This year, Hungary will join the initiative by illuminating the emblematic sites of the Buda Castle Palace District, including Sándor Palace, in red, from 16:30 to 22:00 on 22 November.
Human rights must be fought for continuously!
Human rights must be continuously fought for so that various forms of human rights violations are not repeated - emphasized President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the international roundtable discussion in Budapest, organised by the National University of Public Service and the United Nations Association of Hungary on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"150 years ago, with the establishment of Budapest, the heart of the Hungarian nation began to beat on both banks of the Danube"
The unification of the historical districts 150 years ago not only created a new city, but also set the heart of the Hungarian nation beating on both banks of the Danube, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the Budapest 150 gala evening at Vígszínház Theatre in Budapest.
"We write the future!"
We must take control of the future, we must write our future, not the forecasts. We need a demographic turnaround. We need to change from a nation with a declining population to a nation with a growing one," said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at an event for members of the Hungarian Permanent Conference and the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Parliament on Thursday.
Statement by Sándor Palace on the Hunnia case
Today, President of Hungary Katalin Novák - after hearing the request for clemency by complainant Sándor Csintalan - made a decision on the request for clemency presented by the last three individuals involved in the so-called Hunnia case.
The decision to suspend imprisonment does not affect the question of guilt. On the disqualification from public office, the Head of State rejected the applications. Today's pardon decision brings the 15-year-long Hunnia case to a close.
Katalin Novák met with Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Italy
President of Hungary Katalin Novák held talks with Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Italy.
It is important that there is a strong alliance between like-minded nations like Italy and Hungary, the President said, referring to the meeting with the politician, whom she said was an old friend.
Receipt of ambassadorial credentials
President of Hungary Katalin Novák today received the credentials of four ambassadors accredited to Hungary.