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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.

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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.
 

Events

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.
 

Interviews

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?

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Open Day at Sándor Palace on 17 September 2023

To mark Cultural Heritage Days, Sándor Palace will open its doors to the public on Sunday 17 September. 

Katalin Novák's speech at the Budapest Demographic Summit 2023

Your Holiness and Eminence, Cardinal and Archbishop, Your Excellencies! Rabbi!
Madam and Mr Presidents and Prime Ministers!
Distinguished Conference!

I have had the privilege to invite and welcome you five times now. At the beginning, I did so as State Secretary for Families, later as Minister, and now, I am welcoming you to the 5th Demographic Summit as President of Hungary.

Hungary has become an example to follow - Mandiner interview with Katalin Novák

"We must learn to desire what is ours." This quote was on your wedding invitation card. How can you apply this quote in everyday life?

What is given, what is already ours, we unfortunately forget to appreciate over time. The French philosopher Simone Weil's call is that, beyond appreciation, it is actually worth longing for what we already "have", what is already ours. This longing is also present in our marriage, and we try to live this approach in other areas of life and pass it on to our children.

On family policy, BDS, diplomatic engagement, clemency cases and returned laws - Katalin Novák in InfoRádió

Today, Hungary is the Mecca of family-oriented thinking, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák in her interview on InfoRadio’s programme Aréna. In connection with the Budapest Demographic Summit, the President of Hungary stressed the importance of having children and starting a family, but also spoke about the essence of her visits to Kyiv and Warsaw, the key role of personal relationships, the challenges of the Head of State's veto and pardon, and why it is necessary to run without bodyguards in Tiszabecs.

Closing ceremony of the National Kindergarten Programme of the Reformed Church of Hungary in Kunszentmiklós

The opportunity to freely live the Christian faith is a competitive advantage in today's world, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the closing ceremony of the National Kindergarten Programme of the Reformed Church of Hungary in Kunszentmiklós, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary. 

In her speech, Katalin Novák expressed her gratitude for the fact that 66 Reformed kindergartens have been built or renovated throughout the country in the past four years, providing opportunities for the Reformed education of about three thousand young children. 

Katalin Novák met with Cardinal Péter Erdő

Katalin Novák met with Cardinal Péter Erdő, Primate, Archbishop of Esztergom and Budapest at Sándor Palace. 
The topics of their discussion were peace, the protection of traditional family values and helping those in need.
 

On demography with European women politicians

Katalin Novák received European women politicians at Sándor Palace. The President of Hungary discussed the demographic crisis in Europe and the Hungarian family policy model with members of the "Next Generation is Female" initiative. 

According to Katalin Novák, demography is also a competitiveness issue. The issue will be discussed in detail at the Budapest Demographic Summit next week.

Presentation of ambassadorial credentials and letters by the Head of State at Sándor Palace

President of Hungary Katalin Novák handed over the credentials to several Hungarian ambassadors accredited abroad. 
According to the official documents, the following individuals will head Hungary’s dipolomatic missions in their designated post:

- Dr. Zita Ilona Bencsik in Minsk, 
- Zoltán Szentgyörgyi in Tel-Aviv, 
- András Szabó in Kuwait City, 
- József Rózsa in Tashkent, 
- Béla Bozsik in Pristina, 
- Dr. Miklós Tamás Halmai in Brasília, 
- Dr. Lóránd Endreffy in Abuja

Katalin Novák received the credentials of the new Australian and Irish ambassadors

President of Hungary Katalin Novák received credentials from the diplomatic representatives of two foreign countries at Sándor Palace. 
With the ceremony, Ian David Grainge Biggs has become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of Australia and Ragnar Almquist Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland, and now they can also officially begin their country's diplomatic representation in Budapest and Hungary.

 

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