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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.

Previous News

Dr Tamás Sulyok welcomed the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

President of Hungary Dr. Tamás Sulyok received Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Speaker of the House of the United Republic of Tanzania, who is on an official visit to Hungary, for a working dinner. The President of Hungary stressed that Hungary has been a member of the IPU since its foundation 135 years ago, a supporter of the promotion of the SDGs to parliaments and one of the developers of these goals.

Visit of Kazakh Speaker Jerlan Kosanov to Sándor Palace

Dr. Tamás Sulyok received the Speaker of the Kazakh Parliament, Jerlan Kosanov, at Sándor Palace.
The President of Hungary stressed that the Central Asian country is an important strategic partner for Hungary, and we support regular summits between EU and Central Asian leaders.

During the meeting, economic and financial cooperation between the two countries, energy security, water governance and opportunities for the training of specialists were discussed.

Dr. Tamás Sulyok received the Congolese Head of State

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who is on an official visit to Budapest, was received by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at Sándor Palace. Félix-Antione Tshisekedi is the first Congolese Head of State to visit Hungary.

The bilateral meeting took place in the context of the Opening to the South policy and the Africa Strategy, which aims to renew Hungary's relations with sub-Saharan countries and to conclude mutually beneficial partnership agreements.

The President of Hungary met with the Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation

Daren Tang and Tamás Sulyok discussed, among other issues, the growing importance of intellectual property in global economic competition. 

They discussed how the challenges of the digital age, particularly the rise of artificial intelligence, are impacting the protection of intellectual works

Strong intellectual property rights encourage the development of new ideas and technologies and make a country attractive to capital and investment. Hungary excels in these areas. 

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.

Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the awards ceremony in honour of Hungary’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes

"I didn't feel the horrible, bone-chilling cold of the water; I just had the goal in front of me, which I wanted to achieve with all my physical and mental strength. I didn't even notice that the rope anchored in the water was chafing my chest and that the ever-louder noise of the spectators was a sign that we had swum to the finish.
In the din, words could be made out, shouting 'Zito i Ungheria!' and our flag was hoisted majestically on the highest mast of the race judges' boat.

Medal ceremony for Olympians, Paralympians and sports professionals

The Olympians and Paralympians have stood the test of strength and character at the same time, they have proven themselves in both, and thus have become our role models - emphasised Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the state awards ceremony held in the building of the National Assembly in honour of the athletes and sports professionals who have achieved outstanding results at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games and the XVII Summer Paralympic Games.

Welcome speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the Nizsalovszky Colloquium on Private Law

"If you don't know where you are going, you will be led where others want you to go."


Dear Madam Professor! 
Dear Professors! 
Dear Rector! 
Dear Citizens of the City of Gyula and of Békés county!
Ladies and Gentlemen!

I warmly welcome all of you with the words of writer András Sütő to the scientific conference held in memory of Endre Nizsalovszky.

Receipt of ambassadorial letters of credence at Sándor Palace

President Tamás Sulyok today received the letters of credence of ten new ambassadors accredited to Hungary.
Following the solemn diplomatic event at Sándor Palace,
- Her Excellency Elena María Freije Murillo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras, 
- Her Excellency Doris Adzo Denyo Brese, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana, 
- Her Excellency Aleksandra Đurović, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia, 

Open Days at Sándor Palace

Sándor Palace is organising an Open Day as part of the Cultural Heritage Days events.
The Palace is located at one of the most beautiful parts of Budapest, in the Buda Castle, next to the Royal Palace, at St. George Square. The former private palace of the Counts Sándor (1806), which served as the Prime Minister's residence from the 1867 Compromise until the end of World War II, is now home to the Office of the President of Hungary. 

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