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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,
Releases
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.
Events
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.
Interviews
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.
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The stability of the Western Balkans is the key to the stability of Europe
Katalin Novák underlined that peace in the Western Balkans is a guarantee for peace in Europe, which is why it is of the utmost importance that the countries of the Western Balkans join the European Union as soon as possible. Hungary is playing a mediating and facilitating role in this process, she added.
The Hungarian Head of State said that during the meeting with the President of Albania, the Russian-Ukrainian war, the fight against illegal migration, demographic issues and economic relations between the two countries were also discussed.
Katalin Novák visited Hungarian soldiers injured in Kosovo and now recovering in hospital
On Wednesday morning, the President of Hungary visited the Hungarian soldiers who were injured in Kosovo and are already recovering in Hungary.
On her Facebook page, Katalin Novák wrote that as the Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces, she personally thanked them for their brave stand and wished them a speedy recovery.
Unrest broke out in northern Kosovo on Friday. In the clashes, 27 Hungarian soldiers - participating in the KFOR peacekeeping mission - were injured, 12 of whom have already been repatriated.
Statement by the President of Hungary on the injured Hungarian soldiers serving in KFOR
As the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, I wish a speedy recovery to all the soldiers injured in Kosovo while serving with the Hungarian Defence Forces NATO peacekeeping force.
It is an uplifting feeling to experience the unity of the nation - Katalin Novák at the Csíksomlyó Pilgrimage
"It is an uplifting feeling to experience the unity of the nation", said Katalin Novák, summing up the experience of participating in the Csíksomlyó Pilgrimage on Saturday, after she attended the Pentecost Holy Mass conducted on the mountain saddle between Kis and Nagysomlyó together with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
The President of Hungary told journalists that those who, like her, have never been to the Csíksomlyó Pilgrimage before, may not be able to understand how uplifting it is to feel and experience the unity of the nation.
Applications for the Stipendium Peregrinum Scholarship Programme open again
Component B of the Stipendium Peregrinum Scholarship Programme (STIPI), which covers the costs of study abroad for the most talented young people, is open for applications again, Sándor Palace told MTI on Friday.
The statement says that applications can be submitted in the period between 26 May and 12 June. The chief patron of the Stipendium Peregrinum Programme is President of Hungary Katalin Novák, the programme's initiator and promoter.
Address by President of Hungary Katalin Novák on Hungarian Defence Day
This year, the Hungarian Defence Forces celebrate their 175th anniversary. On Hungarian Defence Day, as Commander-in-Chief, I salute our forces and our servicemen!
Katalin Novák's speech at the UN Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction
Europe seemed to be a calm, peaceful continent in the last 70 years.
What do we see now? Pandemics, catastrophes, floods, fires and a brutal war in Ukraine. Our European world is not the same as we thought it would be by now.
On top of it, we suffer from the sad picture of empty cradles, and we’re facing a serious demographic crisis in our Western world.
Mr. President! Ladies and Gentlemen!
Katalin Novák: the war in Ukraine and the demographic crisis are threatening Europe
"The war in our immediate neighbourhood, in Ukraine, also affects us, and we are also confronted with demographic challenges and a population decline never seen before " – said President Katalin Novák in New York on Thursday, at the conference organised under the auspices of the Sendai Framework for Reducing Disaster Risk and Increasing Resilience.
Archaeological excavations and resurfacing works in Szent György Square
Commissioned by the Castle Captaincy, archaeological excavations and landscaping works will begin in the green areas in front of Sándor Palace, and are expected to last until the end of the summer.
Pedestrians will be able to use a detoured route and as well as continue to use the designated pedestrian routes from Dísz Square to the upper station of the Buda Castle Cable Car and Hunyadi Courtyard. Free, comfortable and barrier-free access to the level of Sándor Palace is also provided by the fast lifts located in Palota street.