Welcome speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the meeting with representatives of Hungarian Associations in Switzerland on the Day of National Unity
With great respect and affection, I welcome the representatives of the Hungarian associations in Switzerland! I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet you and to learn more about your communities.
We Hungarians have become accustomed to the fact that national togetherness does not necessarily mean geographical togetherness, since due to our turbulent history, we find Hungarians and strong and vibrant Hungarian communities in many parts of the world.
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.'
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.
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.
The Head of State thanked the Ambulance Service
On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of organised lifesaving and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the National Ambulance Service, I thank every paramedic for their dedicated and tireless work.
The recent period has been especially testing for the profession, but the ambulance doctors, officers, nurses, controllers and drivers have shown that we can count on their unwavering dedication even amidst extraordinary challenges.
We thank them for their sacrificial service!
Katalin Novák presented the appointment letter to the Rector of Semmelweis University
President of Hungary Katalin Novák– supporting the proposal made by the Minister of Culture and Innovation - entrusted Dr. Béla Péter Merkely, Professor of Semmelweis University, with the continued performance of the duties of the Rector of Semmelweis University, with effect from 1 July 2023.
Diplomacy power house at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák received the credentials of Dr. Haitham Saleh Elayyan Abu Alfoul, Jordan’s new ambassador to Budapest.
The Head of State also appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Antal Heizer to head Hungary's Embassy in Kiev, Dr György Urkuti to head Hungary's Embassy in Riga, and Mrs Szilágyi née Edit Bátorfi to head the Embassy in Vienna.
Katalin Novák presented appointments and promotions at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Katalin Novák – on a proposal by Hungary’s Minister of Defence – appointed Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi Chief of the Defence Staff for five years, with effect from 4 May 2023.
The President of Hungary – on a proposal by the Prime Minister – appointed Zsolt Barthel-Rúzsa State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, with effect from 1 May 2023.
Open Days at Sándor-Palace – 13-14 May 2023
On the first anniversary of the inauguration of President of Hungary Katalin Novák, Sándor-Palace will be open to visitors again. Sándor Palace will open its doors to the public on 13 and 14 May, on Saturday and Sunday. On both days, visitors can visit the building housing the Office of the Head of State from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pope Francis' visit was a joyful celebration, an occasion when it was good to be Hungarian
In her interview given to public media, Katalin Novák called the three-day visit of Pope Francis a joyful celebration, when it was "good to be Hungarian". She emphasized that the visit was important, uplifting and a source of pride not only for believing Catholics, but for all Hungarians without exception. Pope Francis brought the Hungarians closer to one another and to Jesus Christ – the President of Hungary assessed the visit of the Catholic Pontiff to Hungary in her interview broadcast on television channel M1.
Katalin Novák to attend the coronation of King Charles III
President of Hungary Katalin Novák will attend the coronation of British monarch King Charles III at the weekend.
The Hungarian Head of State, accepting the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, will travel to London on Friday to attend the coronation of the Royal Couple at Westminster Abbey.
„I would like to express my high regard for the Royal Couple and further strengthen the alliance between Hungary and the United Kingdom also in this way” – Katalin Novák said.
Pope Francis: we need peace, a future of cradles, not of graves
Be open gates! – this is what Pope Francis asked of the worshippers at the Holy Mass conducted in Kossuth Square in Budapest on Sunday. At the end of the ceremony, the Catholic Pontiff asked world leaders to build peace, praying for a future of cradles and not graves.
The Holy Mass was attended by President of Hungary Katalin Novák, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér and several members of the government.
Address by Katalin Novák at the welcome ceremony for Pope Francis
Santo Padre,
¡Dios nos ha traído a Usted, el Hombre de la Paz, a Hungría!
¡Bienvenido! En húngaro se dice: "Isten hozta" y literalmente significa: Dios nos ha traído a Usted para estar con nosotros.
Most Holy Father!
Most Holy Father, Man of Peace!
A warm welcome to Hungary!