The recipients of the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary have once again made the Hungarian name beautiful
Honourable Recipients!
Ladies and gentlemen!
I warmly and respectfully welcome you all to the celebration of the founding of the Hungarian state, the presentation of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary at Sándor Palace.
Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the commissioning ceremony on 20 August
My fellow countrymen!
Celebrating Hungarians from the Carpathian Basin and around the world!
It is with joy and respect that I welcome the service members who have just taken their oath, as well as their families. With joy, because young people ready and well-prepared to serve and defend their homeland once again fill the nation’s main square. With respect, because the oath they have taken—and which I hope they will keep throughout their lives—demands of them the noblest service and sacrifice.
Everyday perseverance today finds its fulfilment in the joy experienced within the community - Speech by President Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the opening ceremony of the Hungarian Cultural Days of Kolozsvár
With great respect and affection, I welcome the community gathered for the festive opening of the Hungarian Cultural Days of Kolozsvár! I would love to greet each person individually who participates in any of the events of this wonderful week-long programme, but unfortunately, this is not possible. Even this impressive venue is much, much too small to accommodate the thousands who will be seeking intellectual and cultural nourishment or refreshing experiences here.
Head of State nominates new ombudsman
Due to the election of Dr. Ákos Kozma as a constitutional judge, the position of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights became vacant. In accordance with his powers under the Fundamental Law, President Tamás Sulyok, after consulting with representatives of the legal profession, nominated Dr. Imre Juhász, former constitutional judge, retired president of the Constitutional Court, and lecturer at the Department of Civil Procedure Law at ELTE University, as the candidate for the position of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights.
President Tamás Sulyok travels to Slovakia on an official visit
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, President Tamás Sulyok will travel to Slovakia on an official visit.
The Hungarian head of state will be received in Pozsony by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Following a private meeting between the two heads of state and talks between the delegations, the two presidents will make a press statement.
The Hungarian President will meet with Richard Raši, Speaker of the Slovak National Council, and then hold talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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.
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's speech on St. Stephen's Day in Esztergom
"Where are you, King Stephen?" asks Mihály Babits in his poem The City of the Holy King.
Where are you now, King Stephen, when we need you? – we are asking the same question.
King Stephen is here with us.
Katalin Novák's speech at the opening of the Budapest World Athletics Championships
Today the world's attention is on the Hungarian capital, Budapest. We will be in the spotlight for nine days. Two hundred participating countries, thousands of athletes, tens of thousands of foreign spectators, hundreds of thousands of fans on site and millions in front of their screens. Because we Hungarians love challenges, and seek out and take advantage of opportunities.
I cordially welcome the athletes, coaches, chaperones and fans, the members of the athletics family from all over the world to Budapest, the capital of a sporting nation!
Appointments as rector at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák presented appointments as rector at Sándor Palace.
On a proposal by the Minister of Culture and Innovation made in agreement with the maintainer of the institution, the Head of State appointed
• College Professor Dr. Krisztina Zimányi rector of Gábor Dénes University for a period of 5 years from 1 July 2023,
• Associate Professor Mrs. Kutrovich Dr. Krisztina Schottner rector of Milton Friedman University for a period of 5 years from 1 August 2023,
Newly appointed officials in the Competition Council of the Economic Competition Office
President of Hungary Katalin Novák appointed Nóra Váczi and Dr. Dávid Kuritár members of the Competition Council.
Appointments and promotions as general
On a proposal by the Minister of Defence, President of Hungary Katalin Novák promoted Lieutenant General Dr. László Böröndi, Chief of the Defence General Staff, to the rank of Colonel General, Brigadier General Zoltán Somogyi, Director of the Defence General Staff, to the rank of Major General, and appointed Colonel József Szücs, Organisation Director of the NATO Military Committee, as Brigadier General.
The Stipendium Peregrinum scholarship is an entry ticket among the best
The Stipendium Peregrinum scholarship is an entry ticket among the best, as well as a springboard to the wider world, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák on Tuesday, when she presented certificates to the winners of the Stipendium Peregrinum scholarship at Sándor Palace.
The President of Hungary, the initiator and Chief Patron of the programme, explained: Launched in 2019, the Stipendium Peregrinum programme has attracted 579 applicants over the past four years, 99 of whom have won scholarships to study at the world's top universities.
The Head of State received the President of the International Athletics Federation
Katalin Novák received the President of the International Athletics Federation Sebastian Coe at Sándor Palace.
From this weekend, Hungary will host one of the world's biggest sporting events, with around 2,000 competing athletes as well as fans and spectators from all over the world.
The World Athletics Championships in Budapest will once again be a great opportunity for Hungary to show the world what Hungarians are capable of.
Presentation of appointments as ambassador at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák presented ambassadorial credentials to Dr. Emilia Henrietta Fábián, Hungary’s ambassador accredited to Portugal, Dr. Miklós Boros, Hungary’s ambassador accredited to Bulgaria and Edit Bucsi-Szabó, Hungary’s ambassador accredited to the Republic of Chile.
Receipt of Ambassadorial credentials at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák received ambassadorial credentials from the diplomatic representatives of four foreign states.
Presentation of appointments as state secretary at Sándor Palace
On a proposal by the prime Minister, President of Hungary Katalin Novák appointed Dr. Nándor Pátkai permanent state secretary of the Ministry of European Union Affairs, Dr. Barna Pál Zsigmond as the Ministry’s state secretary and Dr. Attila Bíró permanent state secretary of the Ministry of Justice.