Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary at the 7th EU-AU Summit in Luanda
Thank you, Mr President, for giving me the floor.
Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence
My fellow countrymen!
Hungarians celebrating in the Carpathian Basin and around the world!
Sixty-nine years ago, people from the diverse community of Hungarians courageously took to the streets to celebrate freedom. Coming from different walks of life, social positions, and values, they set out together on the same path.
Being Hungarian is a value - a value that sustains – Address by the Head of State at the Opening of the Hungarian Standing Conference (MÁÉRT)
Honourable Chairman of the Committee,
Deputy Prime Minister, State Secretary,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I warmly and respectfully welcome all participants of the Hungarian Standing Conference and the Diaspora Council.
V4 Heads of State Summit convened by President Tamás Sulyok
Hungary, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the organisation, will host the Heads of State of the Visegrad Cooperation in Esztergom on Wednesday, 3 December 2025.
Hungary consistently and continuously advocates for close cooperation between the V4 countries, which is the basis for stability, security and strengthening in the region.
The Head of State is representing Hungary at the EU-Africa Summit in Luanda
Dr. Tamás Sulyok will represent Hungary at the European Union-African Union Summit in Luanda.
Starting 24 November 2025, the President of Hungary will represent Hungary at the 7th EU–Africa Summit in the Angolan capital.
The meeting of heads of state and government aims to establish and sustain regular, ongoing dialogue on the key issues and challenges facing the countries of the two continents, linked by a strategic partnership.
At the meeting, our country will be represented by the President of Hungary for the first time in 15 years.
Meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Second World Summit for Social Development
The events of recent years in global politics and the increase in the number of armed conflicts have reinforced the importance of a strong, decisive and effective organisation, said Tamás Sulyok after meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Second World Summit on Social Development. According to the President of Hungary, the 80-year history of the UN is proof that multilateral diplomacy is not just a noble idea, but one of the most important international means of achieving peace, security and prosperity.
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.
Press release by President of Hungary Katalin Novák in the Budaházy case
I received the requests for clemency filed by the persons involved in the well-known „Budaházy-case” in the middle of December. As is known, criminal proceedings have continued to be underway against 17 people for 13 years, until the present day. I find it regrettable that the court has not been able to reach a final decision in almost a decade and a half.
Katalin Novák: it is important to stand up for families and family values
The room for manoeuvre of a head of state is very different form that available to a government, but I continue to find it important to stand up for the cause of families and family values – the President of Hungary said in her Christmas interview given to TV2’s show entitled „Tények”(Facts) on Monday. In addition to the war in Ukraine, Katalin Novák also talked about how she reconciles her role as head of state with the family.
Katalin Novák presented naturalisation certificates to ballet dancers of foreign origin
Eight foreign-born dancers of the Hungarian National Ballet - among them several Russian-Ukrainian couples - received their naturalisation certificates from President of Hungary Katalin Novák on Saturday morning before the performance of “The Nutcracker” at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest.
Before receiving the documents, the dancers took the oath of citizenship on stage in the presence of their children, and then sang the Hungarian national anthem in front of an audience of a thousand people.
When we protect the Hungary-Serbia border, we protect Europe
When we protect the Hungary-Serbia border, we also protect Europe, and Hungary and Serbia do this together, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák on Thursday at the Southern border barrier in Kelebia.
Speaking at a joint press conference after a visit to the border with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and former Czech Prime Minister and presidential candidate Andrej Babiš, the President of Hungary said that the border is a symbol of sovereignty and "a guarantee that we can maintain our security".
Appointments of State Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries
President of Hungary Katalin Novák handed out new state secretary and permanent secretary appointments.
Péter Ágh, Dr. Balázs Zoltán Hankó, Dr. Sándor Czomba and Gergely Fábián will work as state secretaries, while Dr. Anikó Túri and Dr. Gábor Czepek will work as permanent secretaries in the future.
Congratulations to all of them and we wish them every success in their new roles!
We are the heirs of the regime changers
Today's generation of politicians are the heirs of those who changed the regime, President Katalin Novák stressed at the event of the „Conversations in the Sándor Palace” on Monday, adding that "we respect and love the great generation that came before us".
Speaking at the launch of the book "Regime Change from Within " authored by former Interior Minister Imre Kónya, the Head of State said that today's politicians have a choice, and they must choose responsibly. They can squander, preserve or enrich this heritage.
We stand for peace, we don't want war - Iraq - Camp Singara
We Hungarians are pro-peace, we don't want war, we want peace in our homes, in our country and on our borders, President Katalin Novák stressed on Saturday at the Erbil military camp in Iraq, where she met with Hungarian troops.
We Hungarians are a nation of doers - Iraq - Meltho International School
"We Hungarians are a nation of doers ", said President Katalin Novák at the inauguration of the Meltho International School in Erbil, in the centre of Iraq's Kurdistan Region. The school was established with Hungarian support.
She added: This is also shown by the fact that "we are here to support you and your communities".
On the last day of her visit to Iraq, the President of Hungary opened the international school established with the support of the Hungary Helps Initiative at a ceremony with Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region, Masrour Barzani.
President of Hungary Katalin Novák met the President of Iraq
President of Hungary Katalin Novák - the first Hungarian President to visit the Middle Eastern country -also met Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Friday.
Katalin Novák visits Iraq
Katalin Novák is the first Hungarian President to visit Iraq, the Sándor Palace told the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Thursday.
Katalin Novák will be in the Middle Eastern country from Thursday to Saturday, where she will meet with the Hungarian troops stationed there.
The President is also scheduled to visit humanitarian projects implemented through the Hungary Helps Initiative.