2025 in Hungary

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Events in the year 2025 in Hungary .

Incumbents

• President: Tamás Sulyok
• Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
• Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér

Events

January

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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]

Predicted and scheduled

• 13–20 June – 2025 World Judo Championships ^{[27] [28]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Hungary

Source: ^[29]

• 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

• List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 2 January – Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia. ^[30]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "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.
2. Viktor, Mucsi (2025-01-01). "Január 1-től megszűnt a határellenőrzés a magyar–román határon". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
3. "US sanctions top Hungarian official for alleged corruption while in office". AP News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
4. Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2024-10-31). "Kitűzték az időközi választás időpontját Tolna második választókerületében". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
5. "Aláírták a Mini-Dubaj ingatlanvásárlási szerződését, az arab befektetőké lett a terület". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
6. "Itt van minden részlet a Mini-Dubajról: közzétették a teljes adásvételi szerződést". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
7. "Police in Hungary investigate bomb threats affecting over 240 schools". AP News. 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
8. Tamás, Botos (2025-02-06). "Orbán aláírta: tudomásul vette a kormány a főváros elővásárlási jogát". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-07.
9. 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.
10. Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2025-02-14). "Távozik Havasi Bertalan, Orbán sajtósa". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. ""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.
16. Judit, Windisch (2025-02-22). "Óriási pénzesőt, "tavaszi nagytakarítást" és a Pride betiltását jelentette be Orbán Viktor". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
17. "Orbán promises lifelong tax exemption and threatens Pride in State of the Nation address". 22 February 2025.
21. "Orbán belépett a politikai erőszak előszobájába". hvg.hu. 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
22. "Magyar Péter hatvanpusztai pánikszobáról beszélt, majd népszavazást hirdetett". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
23. "Füstgyertya, kiabálás, szovjet himnusz – megszavazta a parlament a Pride-ot betiltó törvényjavaslatot". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
24. ""A gyülekezés alapjog" – a Jászainál néznek farkasszemet a tüntetők a rendőrökkel". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
25. "Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit". BBC. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
26. 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.
27. "Budapest World Senior Championships 2025 Individuals". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
28. "Budapest World Senior Championships 2025 Mixed Teams". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
29. "Hungary Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
30. "Agnes Keleti, world's oldest Olympic champion, dies at 103". France 24. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

External links

• Online calendar