Skip to main content

Latest News

Speeches

"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.

Speech by Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary in the Parliament

Honourable Speaker of the House, 
Honourable Prime Minister, 
Dear Members of the Parliament, 
Dear Invited Guests,

As President of the Constitutional Court, I have been nominated for the office of Head of State, and I thank everyone involved. The fact that I stand here before this House as President-elect of Hungary, but even as President of the Constitutional Court, somewhat defines, or if you like, limits my options.

Releases

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.
 

Statement by Katalin Novák

 

Speech of resignation - Budapest, 10 February 2024

Dear Hungarian people, so dear to me, from inside the borders and beyond. I am now addressing you. Not the politicians, not the political pundits, but those whom I swore to serve two years ago.

Statement from Sándor Palace

President of Hungary Katalin Novák will pay an official visit to Qatar. 

The Head of State will be received by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with military honours. 

Katalin Novák received the Emir of Qatar in Sándor Palace on 21 August 2023, who then invited her to the Gulf country to reciprocate the visit.

 

Events

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.
 

My presidency is about the Hungarian people

My presidency is about the Hungarian people, and I would like them to feel that I am working as the President of all Hungarians. My next four years will also be about them. - said President of Hungary Katalin Novák on the occasion of the first anniversary of her inauguration at Sándor Palace in Budapest on Wednesday. 

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?

Previous News

Katalin Novák highlights the importance of traditional family values in Australia

The importance of traditional family values was underlined by President of Hungary Katalin Novák in Sydney, after her meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Anthony John Abbott.

The President of Hungary and Tony Abbott discussed possible actions to tackle the demographic ice age, and after a one-on-one meeting, they were joined by prominent representatives of Australian society.

Speech by Katalin Novák in Melbourne on the occasion of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence

"We agree with the Members of the first free Parliament, who stated in their first resolution that our current liberty was born out of our 1956 revolution. 

Katalin Novák also solemnly bowed her head in front of László Sólyom’s coffin

Former President of Hungary László Sólyom was laid to rest in the Fiumei Road Cemetery.
President Novák Katalin also attended the ceremony and paid her respects to the late Head of State.
 

Presentation of Ambassadorial Credentials at Sándor Palace

President Katalin Novák presented letters of credence to two Hungarian ambassadors accredited abroad. 
Based on the official documents, Hungary’s diplomatic missions will be led by

- dr. Krisztina Lakos in Nicosia, and 
- Anna Erzsébet Bálint in Tokyo.

The President wished the ambassadors much success in their responsible representation of Hungary and Hungarian interests. 
 

Confirmation of the President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts by the Head of State

President Katalin Novák confirmed Attila Turi in his position as the elected President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

 

Speech by Katalin Novák at the congratulations ceremony hosted in honour of Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz

We celebrate with a pure heart, our chests swelling with pride, and we rejoice together, putting aside the horrors of the world around us for at least a few hours. Hungary is celebrating the world-renowned success of two outstanding Hungarian minds. We have been waiting for this moment for nearly two decades, and after almost thirty years we can once again welcome two Hungarians to the list of the most brilliant scientific giants of humanity.

Katalin Novák at the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit in Tirana


Today holds significant importance also because Hungary has finally become a part of the Berlin Process, allowing us to present Hungary's stance at the highest level. Katalin Novák, attending for the first time the Berlin Process Summit in Tirana as Hungary's representative, emphasized that Hungary's position is clearly in favour of the EU's enlargement to include the Western Balkans.

Presidential visit to Fejér county with Sándor Palace in remote office

On the first day of her two-day visit to Fejér County, President Katalin Novák met with county leaders after the raising of the national flag in Fehérvárcsurgó. The President emphasized that when Sándor Palace operates in remote office, she carries out her duties as Head of State in the county which she is visiting. Fejér County is the sixth in line in the series of visits to the counties. My aim is to get to know the challenges, the problems and the pride of the people of the region in person, said the Head of State. 

Katalin Novák received Romanian head of state Klaus Johannis

At the bilateral meeting, Klaus Johannis and Katalin Novák discussed, among other topics, the situation of national minorities, including the Hungarian minority in Transylvania. 

Statement by President Katalin Novák

May God rest the soul of László Sólyom, the late President of Hungary!

László Sólyom was an internationally renowned jurist who, first as a participant in the National Round Table and then as the first President of the Constitutional Court, played a defining role in the regime change and the establishment of constitutional frameworks that have continued to shape our democracy and lives to the present day.

I am grateful that he shared his experiences with me.

Sándor Palace considers the late President as one of its own, even in death.

News