Christmas message from Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary
Dear Fellow Citizens!
Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin and around the world!
It has become customary for the President of Hungary to deliver their message to the nation on the first day of the year. My constitutional duties, rights and obligations are well defined in the Fundamental Law. Fortunately for me, however, they do not cover every situation, so there are some things in which I can also enjoy freedom.
Welcome speech by Tamás Sulyok at the opening event of the World Science Forum
„The past is beyond our reach, but we are still the masters of the future.”
Dear Mr Presidents, Mr Deputy Director General and Mr Chief Executive Officer!
Dear Participants of the World Science Forum!
Welcome speech delivered by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, on Hungarian Lawyers’ Day
"Even with the best laws and the best judiciary, justice is incomplete without high-minded, respectable legal professionals."
Dear Mr President!
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Bar!
With love and respect, I welcome you all to Hungarian Lawyers’ Day with a thought from Károly Csemegi.
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.
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.
Presidential visit to Transylvania
During his visit to Transylvania, Dr. Tamás Sulyok met with Sándor Tamás, President of Covasna County Council and Árpád Antal, Mayor of Sepsiszentgyörgy.
Following the meeting, Dr. Bálint Puskás, former Hungarian Constitutional Judge of Romania, former Senator, Knight of Malta, was escorted to his final resting place.
This is how the Head of State bid farewell to his former colleague: Farewell my friend, you will always be remembered!
Christmas message from Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary
Dear Fellow Citizens!
Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin and around the world!
It has become customary for the President of Hungary to deliver their message to the nation on the first day of the year. My constitutional duties, rights and obligations are well defined in the Fundamental Law. Fortunately for me, however, they do not cover every situation, so there are some things in which I can also enjoy freedom.
Appointments to the position of State Secretary at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok - on the proposal of the Prime Minister
- appointed Dr. Judit Bertalan Czunyiné as State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development
with effect from 1 January 2025,
- appointed Bence Gerlaki as State Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy with effect from 1 January 2025.
Following the swearing-in ceremony at Sándor Palace, the Head of State wished the new State Secretaries good endeavours and much success.
The Visegrád countries take a pro-peace stance
Although many have said it was dead and buried, the V4 has once again proven to be a necessary and effective form of cooperation, said President Tamás Sulyok at an official meeting of the Heads of State of the Visegrad Group (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) in Wisła, Poland.
Presidential visit to Temesvár, Kolozsvár and Déva
Dr. Tamás Sulyok travelled to Temesvár to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising, before which he visited Kolozsvár and Déva.
In Kolozsvár, President Tamás Sulyok visited Transylvania’s Reformed Pastor Béla Kató, and thanked him for his 12 years of service. The President accompanied the outgoing bishop to the Farkas Street Church in Kolozsvár, where they prayed together for the Hungarian people.
Bridge between East and West - Presidential visit to Ankara
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, was received in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan with military honours. During the presidential meeting and the subsequent restricted and cordial plenary discussions, the parties addressed the following topics:
Hungary and Türkiye share a common past, a deep friendship and a strategic alliance.
The two countries now enjoy a key strategic partnership, as confirmed by the frequency of high-level meetings.
Dr. Tamás Sulyok attended the opening of Notre-Dame
Around 40 heads of state and government attended the opening ceremony of the Paris Cathedral, rebuilt after the 2019 fire. Among them were French President Emmanuel Macron, US President-elect Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, British Crown Prince William, Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, several former French heads of state and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Remembering our heroes
Today, President of Hungary Dr. Tamás Sulyok received at Sándor Palace the children of the service members who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The event, which is held every year, is a true reflection of the cohesive strength of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
As one of the young ladies put it:
"even without my father, I could feel the strength of family and togetherness at these reunions every year”.
Bar Association leaders at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, received the leaders of the Hungarian Bar Association at Sándor Palace.
The Hungarian community of legal professionals plays a very important role in the life of Hungary, because – while acting independently from the Hungarian state - it guarantees the freedoms that citizens should enjoy in a state governed by the rule of law. As such, the legal profession performs important constitutional functions.
New Director-General at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, appointed Dr. István Szilveszter Timár as Director General of Sándor Palace.
The lawyer and diplomat will took up his duties on 29 November 2024.