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Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mór Jókai

We stand before the grave of an exceptional Hungarian, a monument to one of Hungary's intellectual giants. But it is not the sorrow of his passing that has brought us here, but the joy and celebration of the fact that by the grace of the Creator, we have by now enjoyed his legacy for two centuries. We are not here to mourn his absence, but to bow our heads before his memory and thank him for what he left us.

Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Constitutional Court

Dear Mr Speaker! 

Dear Mr President! 

Ladies and Gentlemen! 

I would like to welcome you all warmly and respectfully to this conference on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Constitutional Court. It was a pleasure to come to this event, with many fond memories, to welcome you and to share some of my thoughts about the extraordinary institution of which I myself was a member and then President. 

Welcome speech by dr Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary on the occasion of the New Year reception of the Heads of Mission serving in Hungary

„Virtue, which mortals win only through great suffering,
is the most beautiful reward of life.”

Dear Excellencies!
Dear Ministers of State!
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

I would like to extend my warm and sincere welcome to all of you by quoting the  opening lines of the Hymn to Virtue by Aristotle, one of the most influential thinkers of antiquity.  

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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.
 

Events

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.

Interviews

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.

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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.

Applications are now welcome for STIPI Component A, which covers the costs of foreign university admission

Applications are now open yet again for Component A of the Stipendium Peregrinum scholarship programme, which provides financial support to young people wishing to study at the world's most prestigious universities abroad.

The first round of applications will be open from 6 to 27 November 2023, after which applications will be accepted until the available funds are exhausted.

The Main Patron of Stipendium Peregrinum is President of Hungary Katalin Novák.

Katalin Novák's solidarity visit to Israel


We Hungarians can never be indifferent to what happens in Israel, said Katalin Novák, the President of Hungary, during her solidarity visit to Israel.

Hungary is protecting not only its own borders, but also those of the European Union - Interview with Katalin Novák on Sky News Australia

Hungary is protecting not only its own borders, but also those of the European Union, President of Hungary Katalin Novák told Sky News Australia's Rita Panahi in an interview on Friday. 
"We are under very strong pressure on our southern borders, we are in fact protecting the external borders of the European Union and the Schengen area"- underlined the President of Hungary, who visited Sydney earlier in the day. 

Katalin Novák met with David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia


President of Hungary Katalin Novák and David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, held talks on Friday in Sydney on the development of economic relations and the fight against illegal migration. 
At the beginning of the meeting, Katalin Novák thanked the Governor-General for the fact that Australia had opened its doors to the Hungarian people, who could maintain their national identity and did not have to give up their traditions. 

Interview with Katalin Novák at Sky News Australia

Now to a brilliant woman who became Hungary's youngest president and its first female president. Hungary stands alone in many respects in the EU, it has an uncompromising border protection policy, it is unashamedly Christian and there are bold policies in place to encourage women to have children and lots of them. I spoke to the President of Hungary Katalin Novák earlier today.

Speech by Katalin Novák on Reformation Day in Sydney

Áldás, békesség! Békesség Istentől! - Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

The Hungarian nation, while fragmented into various diasporas by the storms of history, can still be united in spirit - The inauguration of the Hungarian Club in Marsden, Australia

The Hungarians, fragmented as they are into various diasporas across the world, can still be united in spirit, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák on Sunday at the consecration of the new Hungarian Reformed Church in Marsden, Australia. 

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