Statement: Condolence message of President Juncker on the passing away of Árpád Göncz, former President of the Republic of Hungary

On 6 October 2015 the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker released this condolence message on the passing away of Árpád Göncz, former President of the Republic of Hungary.

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EurActiv, 07.10.15: First freely elected President of Hungary dies http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/first-freely-elected-president-hungary-dies-318288

Wikipedia: Árpád Göncz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_G%C3%B6ncz

Hungary Today, 06.10.15: Árpád Göncz, Democratic Hungary’s First Head Of State, Dies At The Age Of 94 http://hungarytoday.hu/news/93524-2-98020

The New York Times, 06.10.15: Arpad Goncz, Hungary’s First Post-Communist President, Dies at 93 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/world/europe/arpad-goncz-hungarys-first-post-communist-president-dies-at-93.html

BBC News, 06.10.15: Arpad Goncz: Hungary's first democratic president dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34457521

Euronews, 07.10.15: Hungary’s first democratic president Árpád Göncz, dies 93 http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/07/hungary-s-first-democratic-president-arpad-goncz-dies-93/

The Guardian, 07.10.15: Árpád Göncz http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/arpad-goncz

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