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Speech by Dr Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, on Courts Day

Honourable Presidents, Honourable Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen!

As a lawyer by profession and, by virtue of my office, as Head of State, I greet you all with love and respect on Courts Day. A special day launched to show our appreciation for the work of the courts, judges and court officials. 
Being a judge and running the court system well is a challenge. It requires competence and responsibility, wisdom and expertise, empathy and precision. 

Welcome speech delivered by Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the oath-taking ceremony for the Hungarian Olympians leaving for Paris

Dear Hungarian Olympic Team!
Ladies and Gentlemen!

It is a celebration for the whole nation when a Hungarian athlete achieves excellent success with an Olympic performance. The Olympics is the pinnacle of competitions. 

It is when the most beautiful chapters in our sporting history are written. These chapters are written by those who take the lead at the finish line, who break records, who step up to the podium, those in whose honour the Hungarian national anthem is played.

Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok to the Hungarian community in Belgium

Your Excellency, Dear MEPs, Ladies and Gentlemen. Dear Fellow Citizens!

Releases

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 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.

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.

Previous News

Katalin Novák visits Iraq

Katalin Novák is the first Hungarian President to visit Iraq, the Sándor Palace told the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Thursday.

Katalin Novák will be in the Middle Eastern country from Thursday to Saturday, where she will meet with the Hungarian troops stationed there.

The President is also scheduled to visit humanitarian projects implemented through the Hungary Helps Initiative.

Our future depends on whether we stand by the family

Supporting the birth of desired children has become a fundamental principle of Hungarian family policy, said President of Hungary Katalin Novák at the closing event of the Mária Kopp Memorial Year in Budapest on Friday.

Katalin Novák said that Mária Kopp was perhaps the first to point out that the state - but not only the state - has a job to do in countries where fewer children are born than what young people dream of.

Days at Camp Erzsébet are about peace and security

The time spent at the Erzsébet Camp is about peace and security, as well as undisturbed relaxation – President of Hungary Katalin Novák stressed in her speech given at the Erzsébet Christmas celebration in Zánka’s Erzsébet Camp.

Katalin Novák appointed Csaba Lantos as Minister for Energy

On the proposal by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President of Hungary Katalin Novák appointed Csaba Lantos as Minister for Energy on Wednesday. The government decided to set up an independent Ministry for Energy in November. The new ministry is in charge of the integrated control of Hungary’s energy policy.
 

Katalin Novák in Ukraine – Kiev – Beregszász – Csepe  

The President of Hungary received an invitation from President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelensky to participate in the Grain from Ukraine initiative.

The President’s tour of Hungary continued in Komárom-Esztergom county

President of Hungary Katalin Novák continued her tour of the county in Komárom-Esztergom county.

She first travelled to the City of Kings, i.e. Esztergom, where she visited the Cathedral of the Assumption and St. Adalbert, more commonly known as the Basilica of Esztergom, which has been under complete renovation since 2019. Afterwards, she lit a candle at the tomb of Cardinal and Prince Primate József Mindszenty, who was born 130 years ago.

Administrative recess at Sándor Palace 

Please be informed that between 22 December 2022 and 6 January 2023, Sándor Palace will be on administrative recess pursuant to Government Decree 460/2022 (XI.10.) on the emergency rules applicable to administrative recesses in special status bodies.

During this period, please send your requests, letters or questions to the email address kapcsolat@sandorpalota.hu. 

Sándor Palace

On official working visit to Israel – Jerusalem – Tel-Aviv

Katalin Novák paid an official working visit in the Middle Eastern country, invited by President of Israel Isaac Herzog. In addition to Israel’s Head of State, President Novák met with outgoing Premier Yair Lapid and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, and held consultations with the leaders of local Christian communities. 

Katalin Novák at the Paris Peace Forum

The President of Hungary arrived at the Paris International peace Forum at the invitation of President of France Emmanuel Macron.

Speaking at the International peace Forum, the President of Hungary stressed that it is necessary to work together to bring down the obstacles on the path to peace. Katalin Novák summarised the factors working against peace in ten points. She underlined that peace is all the more difficult to achieve the longer the conflict has been going on, and that prolonged fighting causes increasing destruction and suffering and leads to the escalation of war.

Joint press statement of Gérard Larcher and Katalin Novák

On November 11, President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher received Katalin Novák, President of Hungary.

The meeting offered an opportunity to discuss current issues concerning relations between the European Union, France and Hungary, as well as to review the impacts of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and of the war.

President of Hungary Katalin Novák expressed hope that in the coming period Hungary and France will continue to deepen relations between the two countries on the basis of pragmatism and strengthen European coherence along these convergences. 

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