2025 in Hungary
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Events in the year 2025 in Hungary.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 –
- After midnight, Péter Magyar holds a New Year's speech in which he calls for early elections.[1] There is no presidential speech from Tamás Sulyok.
- Land crossings on the Hungary–Romania border open, as Romania joins the Schengen Area[2]
- January 7 – The United States imposes sanctions on cabinet minister Antal Rogán for alleged corruption.[3]
- January 12 – By-election in Tolna 2nd Constituency.[4] Fidesz holds the constituency with their candidate Krisztina Csibi .
- January 20 – Emirati real estate developer Abu Dhabi Eagle Hills purchases a 100 hectare area around the former Rákosrendező marshalling yard in Budapest. Their planned development, titled Grand Budapest, is controversial and opposed by the city; though there are no concreate plans to speak of, some areas are zoned for skyscrapers up to 500 meters.[5][6]
- January 23 – More than 240 schools nationwide receive bomb threats of identical content and believed to have been sent by a sole sender.[7]
February
[edit]- February 6 – The Hungarian government acknowledges Budapest's priority to buy the Rákosrendező property[8]
- February 12 – Viktor Orbán meets Alice Weidel, leader of the German AfD[9]
- February 14 – Bertalan Havasi, Deputy Secretary for the Prime Minister's Press Office, leaves his position.[10]
- February 15 – First Congress of Tisza Party[11][12]
- February 17 – Antal Csárdi leaves LMP's parliamentary fraction.[13] As the number of LMP representatives falls below 5, it is no longer qualified to from a fraction. After they fail to recruit another representative, the LMP fraction ceases to exist, and the remaining 4 representatives become independent.[14]
- February 22 –
- Protest in front of the Ministry of Justice in Budapest.[15]
- Viktor Orbán delivers the annual State of the Nation address. He introduces expansion of some welfare measures,[16] announces constitutional amendments to protect the "right to use cash", and to mandate the existence of only two genders. He also threatens to ban pride parades in Hungary.[17]
March
[edit]- March 12 – The governing Fidesz party submits its proposed amendments to the constitution to the parliament.[18][19][20]
- March 15 – National Holiday
- Orbán speaks at the National Museum, promising an "Easter cleanup" against foreign-funded judges, journalists and NGOs, calling them "bugs".[21]
- Péter Magyar holds a rally at Andrássy út.[22]
- March 18 – The National Assembly passes a ban on pride parades. Opposition representatives protest with smoke candles, shouting and playing the Soviet National Anthem.[23] A protest blocks Margaret Bridge at Jászai Mari Tér.[24]
- March 23 – By-election in Budapest 11th constituency. DK candidate László Varju is re-elected
- March 25 – Hadházy's second protest against the Pride ban.
April
[edit]- April 1 – Hadházy's third protest against the Pride ban.
- April 3 –
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lands in Budapest for a state visit to Hungary, a signatory of the International Criminal Court, in defiance of the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes.[25]
- The Hungarian Government announces it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court.[25]
- Thousands rally for Péter Magyar in Debrecen[26]
- April 14 – Parliament passes the constitutional amendment outlawing public events by the LGBTQ+ community.[27] The constitutional amendments, will also protect the "right to use cash", mandate the existence of only two genders (male or female), and Hungarian citizenship of dual citizens may be suspended for definite periods of time.[28][29]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 13–20 June – 2025 World Judo Championships[30][31]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[32]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 15 March – Revolution Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 20 August – State Foundation Day
- 23 October – 1956 Revolution Memorial Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.[33]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Magyar Péter előrehozott választást követelt újévi üzenetében Orbántól, aki szerinte "elárult mindent és mindenkit", de ennek most vége". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ Viktor, Mucsi (2025-01-01). "Január 1-től megszűnt a határellenőrzés a magyar–román határon". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office". AP News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2024-10-31). "Kitűzték az időközi választás időpontját Tolna második választókerületében". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Aláírták a Mini-Dubaj ingatlanvásárlási szerződését, az arab befektetőké lett a terület". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Itt van minden részlet a Mini-Dubajról: közzétették a teljes adásvételi szerződést". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Police in Hungary investigate bomb threats affecting over 240 schools". AP News. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ^ Tamás, Botos (2025-02-06). "Orbán aláírta: tudomásul vette a kormány a főváros elővásárlási jogát". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-12). "Politikai hízelgéscunami volt Orbán és az AfD-s Weidel találkozója, de nem spóroltak az erős mondatokkal sem". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-14). "Távozik Havasi Bertalan, Orbán sajtósa". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-16). ""Ilyen a Fidesz óta nem volt": a Tisza-kongresszus 3 percben – videó". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-15). "Magyar Péter végre berúgta a kampánymotort: országértékelőjében fenyegetett, lelkesített és annyi mindent ígért, hogy csak na!". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2024-10-17). "Kilép a pártból az LMP egyetlen egyéni mandátumot nyert országgyűlési képviselője". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-19). "Megszűnt az LMP-frakció, Csárdi után szerdára a többiek is átültek a függetlenek közé, tízmilliókat veszít a párt". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ ""Az a bíró, aki fél, nem bíró többé" – a minisztérium előtt demonstrálnak az igazságszolgáltatás függetlenségéért". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Judit, Windisch (2025-02-22). "Óriási pénzesőt, "tavaszi nagytakarítást" és a Pride betiltását jelentette be Orbán Viktor". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ "Orbán promises lifelong tax exemption and threatens Pride in State of the Nation address". 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Fidesz submit draft amendment to constitution". 12 March 2025.
- ^ "New Constitutional Proposal Defines a Person as Either Male or Female". 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Hungary's government targets LGBTQ community, dual citizens in proposed constitutional changes". NBC News. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Orbán belépett a politikai erőszak előszobájába". hvg.hu. 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ "Magyar Péter hatvanpusztai pánikszobáról beszélt, majd népszavazást hirdetett". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ "Füstgyertya, kiabálás, szovjet himnusz – megszavazta a parlament a Pride-ot betiltó törvényjavaslatot". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ ""A gyülekezés alapjog" – a Jászainál néznek farkasszemet a tüntetők a rendőrökkel". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ a b "Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit". BBC. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Albert, Gazda (2025-04-03). "A magyar emberek nem félnek, a magyar vidék felébredt, mondta Magyar Péter Debrecenben". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ "Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights". AP News. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Budapest World Senior Championships 2025 Individuals". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Budapest World Senior Championships 2025 Mixed Teams". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Hungary Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Agnes Keleti, world's oldest Olympic champion, dies at 103". France 24. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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