2021 in Hungary
Events in the year 2021 in Hungary.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 21 January – Hungary became the first European Union country to approve the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
February
- 14 February – Klubrádió ceases operation on 92.9 FM.
March
- 3 March – Fidesz leaves the European People's Party group after the EPP Group's new rules.
April
- 1 April – The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Italian former Minister of the Interior and leader of Northern League Matteo Salvini visit Hungary to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán. It was wildly reported by the media they talked about forming a New Nationalist Conservative political group of the European Parliament to counter European People's Party group.
May
- 21 May – Former Jobbik representative Andrea Varga-Damm founds the ReforMerek party
June
- 5 June - an estimated 10,000 protest against Hungary's plan to build Chinese Fudan University campus with Chinese loans.
- 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.
- 15 June - The Hungarian parliament passes a new law that bans the 'promotion' of homosexuality and gender change to children in schools, films or books. Some people say its similar to The Russian gay propaganda law passed in Russia in 2013.
- 16 June - Széchenyi Chain Bridge is closed for renovation
September
- 5 to 12 September – the 2021 International Eucharistic Congress takes place in Budapest. Pope Francis meets with Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán.
- 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 Budapest Demographic Summit is held. Former US vice president Mike Pence, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš all attend the summit.
October
- 7 October - Momentum Movement endorses Péter Márki-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
Deaths
- 5 January – András Haán, Olympic basketball player and sailor.
- 18 January – Ákos Kriza, health economist and politician.
- 30 January – József Csatári, wrestler.
- 3 February – Albán Vermes, swimmer.
- 1 May – József Hámori, biologist and politician.
- 3 May – András Gergely, historian and diplomat.
- 7 May – Pál Gömöry, competitive sailor.
- 3 June – Alajos Dornbach, politician and lawyer.
- 16 July – Thomas Rajna, pianist and composer .
- 28 July – István Csom, chess Grandmaster.