July 12, 2010
President László Sólyom recived at a farewell visit Miko Haljas leaving ambassador of Estonia.
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July 7, 2010
President László Sólyom recived at a farewell visit Mangasi Sihombin leaving ambassador of Indonesia.
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Address by President László Sólyom marking the 20th anniversary of the Venice Commission
Ladies and Gentlemen!
Twenty years ago, the Venice Commission was set up by eighteen members of the Council of Europe to assist the countries freed from communist dictatorship to establish constitutional states and democracy. From the very beginning, these countries were open to that assistance even though the positions taken by some Governments were different. This positive attitude towards it was not simply the consequence of the professional expertise within the Venice Commission or the prestige of the Commission itself. The success of the Venice Commission is more deeply rooted. It lies in the joint and firm belief that despite the differences between our constitutions, we share a common European constitutional tradition that is the model for and the benchmark of the various constitutional orders.
At the time the Venice Commission was established, the concepts of a common European tradition and of a “return to Europe” were popular among the countries of Central Europe and the Baltic nations, and acted as mobilizing forces. On the one hand, these European concepts meant a requirement for them to perform, while on the other, they represented receptiveness on their part. The new democracies wanted to prove that they were at home in Europe. They willingly cooperated with the Venice Commission to align their own legal systems with the European standards as well as to introduce their own considerations into the common tradition.
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June 4, 2010
Address by President László Sólyom marking the Day of National Unity
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is fitting and useful to remember crucial times in the life of the Hungarian nation. Some of these times are cause for celebration, others for grief. In either case, when marking an anniversary we relive our community; we become stronger by acknowledging our feelings and by verbalizing the lessons and dictates these past events contain for the present. Today’s Session of Commemoration will fulfil its role if, 90 years after the Treaty of Trianon was signed, it truly marks the start of a new era in our attitudes and actions regarding the whole of our people. We are speaking of a new era in a Europe in which many defining features were set by the series of peace treaties concluding the First World War. However, in the nearly a century since, the historical changes in the dominant ideals and legal order make a completely new approach both possible and desirable. The law adopted by Parliament that takes effect today, and bears witness to national unity, fits in with these changes.
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