2021 in Hungary
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Events in the year 2021 in Hungary.
Incumbents
- President: János Áder
- Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
- Speaker of the National Assembly: László Kövér
Events
January
- 21 January – Hungary became the first European Union country to approve the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.[1][2][3][4][5]
February
- 14 February – Klubrádió ceases operation on 92.9 FM.
March
- 3 March –
April
- 1 April – The Polish Prime Minister
May
- 21 May – Former Jobbik representative Andrea Varga-Damm founds the ReforMerek party[10]
June
- 5 June - an estimated 10,000 protest against Hungary's plan to build Chinese Fudan University campus with Chinese loans.[11]
- 10 June - The Hungarian government announces proposes a new law banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality and gender change to children under 18 in schools, films or books.[12][13][14]
- 15 June - The
- 16 June - Széchenyi Chain Bridge is closed for renovation
September
- 5 to 12 September – the 2021 International Eucharistic Congress takes place in Budapest.[17] Pope Francis meets with Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban.
- 18-28 September – First round of the opposition primaries. Klára Dobrev, Gergely Karácsony and Péter Márki-Zay carry forward to the second round.
- 23 September – The 4th
October
- 7 October - Momentum Movement endorses Péter Mári-Zay
- 8 October - Karácsony drops out of the primary in favor of Márki-Zay
- 10-16 October - Second round of opposition primaries, Márki-Zay defeats Dobrev
November
- 15 November - Price caps for petrol introduced[21]
Deaths
- 5 January – András Haán, Olympic basketball player and sailor (born 1946).[22]
- 18 January – Ákos Kriza, health economist and politician (born 1965).[23]
- 30 January – József Csatári, wrestler (born 1943).[24]
- 3 February – Albán Vermes, swimmer (born 1957).[25]
- 1 May – József Hámori, biologist and politician (born 1932).[26]
- 3 May – András Gergely, historian and diplomat (born 1946).[27]
- 7 May – Pál Gömöry, competitive sailor (born 1936).[28]
- 3 June – Alajos Dornbach, politician and lawyer (born 1936).[29]
- 16 July – Thomas Rajna, pianist and composer (Seven Years in Tibet, Jet Storm) (b. 1928).[30]
- 28 July – István Csom, chess Grandmaster (born 1940).[31]
See also
References
- ^ Turak N (21 January 2021). "Russia's Sputnik vaccine gets its first approval in the EU, greenlight from UAE amid ongoing trials". CNBC.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Hungary first in EU to approve Russian vaccine". BBC News. 21 January 2021.
- ^ Walker S (21 January 2021). "Hungary breaks ranks with EU to license Russian vaccine". The Guardian.
- ^ "Hungary Becomes First in EU to Approve Russian Covid Vaccine". Bloomberg.com. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "COVID: Hungary fast-tracks Russian vaccine with EU approval in the works | DW | 21.01.2021". DW.COM.
- ^ "Hungary's Fidesz party to leave European parliament centre-right group". the Guardian. March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Orbán's Fidesz quits EPP group in European Parliament". POLITICO. March 3, 2021.
- ^ Zsiros, Sandor (April 1, 2021). "Orbán, Salvini and Morawiecki form new right-wing European alliance". euronews.
- ^ "Populist EU Leaders Seek 'Renaissance,' Fail to Form New Party". Bloomberg.com. April 1, 2021 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Varga-Damm Andrea új pártot alapít Reformerek néven". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Thousands march against Hungary's plan to build Chinese university campus". 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Hungary LGBT: Content aimed at children to be banned". BBC News. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Fidesz to Prohibit 'Promotion of Homosexuality to Those Under 18'". 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Hungary proposes banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality to children". 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Despite Loud Protests, Fidesz-KDNP Votes in Bill Against 'Promoting Homosexuality'". 15 June 2021.
- TheGuardian.com. 15 June 2021.
- ^ "The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress postponed to September 2021". iec2020.hu. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Conservative leaders to talk 'family values' at Hungary summit". 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Summit Hears Demography, not Climate Policy is Key Question for Europe's Survival". 23 September 2021.
- ^ "4th Demographic Summit: 'Demographic Winter' Threatening the Developed World as well as Hungary". 23 September 2021.
- ^ János, Haász (2023-07-07). "20,1% a júniusi infláció, a tavaly júniusi 100 forintunk 83 forintot ér". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "András Haán". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Meghalt Kriza Ákos". telex.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "József Csatári". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Albán Vermes". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Elhunyt Hámori József". portfolio.hu (in Hungarian). May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2021. május 03". veritasintezet.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Pál Gömöry". olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Orbán Viktor: nyugodjék békében Dornbach Alajos!". duol.hu (in Hungarian). 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Martell, Logan (21 July 2021). "Obituary: Hungarian Composer Thomas Rajna Passes Away, Aged 92". Opera Wire.
- ^ "Meghalt az olimpiai bajnok magyar sakkozó". origo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.