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!
Opening of the exhibition "Székelys – Patterns of Heritage " at the Museum of Ethnography
In the third part of Áron Tamási's rightly popular novel, upon arriving at the port, Ábel, who is travelling to America, must report his affiliation. He admits that he is indeed Székely. When asked, “What kind of nation is the Székely?” he replies, “Hungarian, but even better.”
I cordially welcome the management, experts and staff of the Museum of Ethnography, the members of the museums in Hungary and Szeklerland, the museologists and historians, the outstanding experts whose quality work has contributed to this unique exhibition, and all the guests of today's opening ceremony!
Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the opening of the Fourth Hungarian Law Book Salon
"Only on the basis of pure concepts can human betterment develop."
Distinguished Rector!
Dear Mr. President!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I would like to welcome all of you with a thought from István Széchenyi on the occasion of the presentation of the Grand and Audience Prizes of the Fourth Hungarian Law Book Salon.
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 received the Head of State of China on an official visit
President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok, accompanied by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, welcomed the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping with military honours in the Lion Courtyard of Buda Castle.
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.
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.
Katalin Novák: we need more women in public life
We need more women in public life – said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the graduation ceremony of the Female Public Leadership Programme, Grade 5, of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) at Sándor Palace in Budapest on Friday.
The Head of State added that for this, three things are needed: the opportunities must be put in place, and public life must be made appealing for men and women, but also, it is necessary to demonstrate through our own personal examples that all this is possible and viable.
The cradle of science is also the family – Katalin Novák handed out this year’s Bolyai-Award
The cradle of science is also the family – said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the Bolyai Awarding Ceremony at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences MTA on Thursday.
This year's Bolyai Award was handed out by Katalin Novák to Gábor Stépán, Széchenyi Prize-winning mechanical engineer, university professor and full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Paying tribute to the memory of the martyrs of the 1956 revolution
At plot 301, President of Hungary Katalin Novák laid a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the reprisals after the 1956 revolution.
The President placed flowers on the grave of the martyred Prime Minister Imre Nagy and the anonymous martyrs of the revolution.
Katalin Novák nominated sabre fencer Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi for the International Fair Play Award
Katalin Novák nominated Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian three-time Olympic, two-time World and three-time European sabre fencing champion for the International Fair Play Award. Áron Szilágyi is an athlete of Vasas Sports Club and the president of the club’s fencing division.
The Head of State announced: Áron Szilágyi was nominated not just because of his sport achievements, but also his sportsmanship in and out of the race. Katalin Novák emphasized that the athlete can be a role model for all.
Receipt of ambassadorial credentials at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák received ambassadorial credentials from diplomatic representatives of four foreign states.
If we do not give a pro-family response to the demographic challenge, Europe's future could be at risk
The demographic crisis is a key challenge of our time, and if we do not respond to it with a pro-family approach, the future of Europe could be at risk, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák in her speech on Hungary's role in Europe at the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) in Interlaken on Thursday.
Katalin Novák met with the President of the International Olympic Committee
President of Hungary Katalin Novák met with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Katalin Novák and Thomas Bach discussed the situation of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, the preparations for next year's Olympics in Paris and the return of Belarusian and Russian athletes to the Olympic Games under neutral flags, Hungarian Olympic Committee President Zsolt Gyulay told journalists at the IOC Headquarters on Thursday.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung interview with Katalin Novák
Katalin Novák, President of Hungary: „The sanctions have hurt us more than they have hurt Russia”
Budapest supports Western policy only reluctantly and is hesitant to engage in a tough confrontation with Moscow. President Katalin Novák is committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and supports a rational approach to sanctions.
(Daniel Imwinkelried and Ivo Mijnssen, Budapest, 8 June 2023)
Katalin Novák in Liechtenstein
The visiting Hungarian Head of State met Hereditary Prince Alois and his wife Hereditary Princess Sophia in Liechtenstein on Wednesday. The princely couple expressed their delight that the President of Hungary was visiting Liechtenstein for the first time. They agreed on the importance of protecting traditional values and the family.
After meeting with the Hereditary Prince, the Hungarian Head of State met with Prime Minister Daniel Risch, with whom she discussed family policy as well as economic relations between the two countries.
The B9 support Ukraine and the earliest possible restoration of peace
The Bucharest Nine (B9) are committed to further supporting Ukraine and above all to the earliest possible restoration of peace, President of Hungary Katalin Novák stressed after the meeting of the Heads of State of the B9, NATO's Central and Eastern European members, in Pozsony on Tuesday.