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,
Press release from Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok pays a working visit to Japan, followed by an official visit to Vietnam.
On 19 May 2025, Head of State Tamás Sulyok will pay a working visit to Japan. The Hungarian Head of State will be received in audience by His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, 126th Emperor of Japan. The President will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and hold talks with the heads of Japanese companies and investor groups present in Hungary.
Press release from Sándor Palace
President Tamás Sulyok personally congratulated Pope Leo XIV on the beginning of his Petrine ministry.
Following today's inaugural Mass at the Vatican, which the Head of State attended as head of the Hungarian delegation, the Holy Father greeted the heads of the delegations, including the President of Hungary, with a handshake.
Tamás Sulyok exchanged a few words with Pope Leo. The President asked the Holy Father to visit Hungary as soon as possible.
Press release from Sándor Palace
Heads of State attend the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV.
President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok leads the official Hungarian delegation to Rome to attend the Holy Mass marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV's Petrine ministry. The Holy Mass will take place in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on 18 May 2025 at 10 am.
The Hungarian delegation, led by Tamás Sulyok, will also include Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, representing the government.
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.
Statement by Sándor Palace on the Hunnia case
Today, President of Hungary Katalin Novák - after hearing the request for clemency by complainant Sándor Csintalan - made a decision on the request for clemency presented by the last three individuals involved in the so-called Hunnia case.
The decision to suspend imprisonment does not affect the question of guilt. On the disqualification from public office, the Head of State rejected the applications. Today's pardon decision brings the 15-year-long Hunnia case to a close.
Katalin Novák met with Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Italy
President of Hungary Katalin Novák held talks with Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Italy.
It is important that there is a strong alliance between like-minded nations like Italy and Hungary, the President said, referring to the meeting with the politician, whom she said was an old friend.
Receipt of ambassadorial credentials
President of Hungary Katalin Novák today received the credentials of four ambassadors accredited to Hungary.
Katalin Novák is Chief Patron of the fundraising campaign It’s Good to be Good!
President of Hungary Katalin Novák visited the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Semmelweis University to learn about the professional work pursued there.
Following the visit, it was announced that the Head of State has accepted the patronage of the public media's fundraising campaign "It’s Good to be Good!".
Speech by Katalin Novák at the Pannonhalma 800 celebration
Your Excellencies, the Apostolic Nuncio and Archbishops, the Most Reverend Metropolitan, Distinguished Teachers, Ladies and Gentlemen, and above all, dear Students!
Thank you for the invitation, I am honoured to celebrate with you today. It is always a pleasure to come to Pannonhalma.
Our duty is to collectively represent the interests of our country
It is our duty to collectively represent the interests of our nation and our homeland, regardless of our outlook on the world or the particular region of the country or the Hungarian-inhabited corner of the Carpathian Basin we come from - stated President Novák in Brussels on Friday.
Katalin Novák held discussions with the Belgian king about the historical and diplomatic relations between Hungary and Belgium
The Hungarian Head of State met with King Philippe of Belgium during her visit to Brussels at the Royal Palace of Laeken.
According to Katalin Novák, during the meeting - which was held in a cordial atmosphere - in addition to the century-long historical and diplomatic relations between the two countries, they also reviewed the state of the EU trio's preparations for the Presidency.
Katalin Novák met with the President of the European Parliament
President of Hungary Katalin Novák met with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola to discuss Hungary's preparations for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2024.
"I trust that in 2024, we will have another successful Hungarian Presidency," declared the Head of State, adding that the President of the European Parliament also anticipates the same.
Security is crucial for Hungary
Security is of crucial importance for Hungary and its people. Hungary's NATO membership ensures security not only for the country but also for the broader region, stated President Novák during a press briefing at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Katalin Novák, who held discussions with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, emphasized while speaking to journalists that peace and stability are of fundamental importance for Hungary.
The largest military exercise of the past three decades was opened in the presence of Katalin Novák
President Novák, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, inspected the military exercise named "Adaptive Hussars 23" in Hódmezővásárhely. The initial phase of the largest military exercise in the past 30 years involves nearly a thousand soldiers, including foreign participants such as Italians, Croatians, Turks, Americans, along with reserve Hungarian troops.
The exercise, involving NATO forces, will mobilise approximately 4,500 personnel and more than 200 different equipment over the next few days.