Events in the year 2022 in Hungary.
Incumbents + Incumbents Position PersonParty NotesPresident János Áder Fidesz until 10 May Katalin Novák Fidesz from 10 May Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Fidesz Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér Fidesz Elections
2022 Hungarian presidential election Ballot → 10 March 2022 Required majority → 133 out of 199 Katalin Novák (Fidesz) Péter Róna (Ind.) Invalid Absent
Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary January
12 January – Price caps announced for seven consumer products, effective 1 February. The price of granulated sugar, fine wheat flour, sunflower cooking oil, pork leg, chicken breast, back, and 2.8% UHT milk is fixed at the 15 October 2021 price. Originally announced until 1 May, the measure would be continually extended.
February
16 February – The European Court of Justice dismisses Poland and Hungary's challenges against the regulation and confirms that the regulation is in compliance with the treaties of the European Union. This will allow the European Commission to suspend funds from the EU budget to member states that have rule of law issues which are likely to affect the management of EU funds.
March 7 March – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signs a decree allowing the deployment of NATO troops in western Hungary, and the transfer of lethal weapons across its territory to other NATO member states. However, the decree does not allow weapons shipments across its territory to Ukraine. 10 March – 2022 Hungarian presidential election: The governing alliance, Fidesz-KDNP nominated presidential candidate Katalin Novák, the former minister for Family Affairs is elected, becoming the first-ever female president. 16 March – 2022 Hungarian teacher's strike 26 March – Results of the architectural design competition for the renovation of the Nyugati Railway Station announced 30 March – It is reported that Russian government hackers have attacked and compromised the servers of Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs since late 2021.
April 3 April – Viktor Orbán's Fidesz–KDNP alliance, Wins the Hungarian 2022 elections in a 4 election in a row Landslide preserving its two-thirds majority which it has held since 2010. The opposition alliance United for Hungary makes loses, while The Far Right Nationalist Mi Hazánk party won seats for the first time. 5 April – Five people are killed and ten others are injured when a train collides with a pickup truck in Mindszent. The European Commission launches disciplinary proceedings against Hungary under the newly-upheld conditionality mechanism that could block funds over rule-of-law concerns if the shortcomings do not prevent misuse of EU funds.
May
1 May – Hungary, a member of the European Union, says that it will veto any sanctions that would restrict energy imports from Russia. Unanimity among the 27 EU members is required to introduce sanctions. 2 May – Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov accuses Hungary of having advance knowledge of the Russian invasion, saying that Hungary was warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that Hungary had plans to annex parts of Western Ukraine. 10 May – Katalin Novák takes office as the first female President of Hungary. 8 May – János Volner announces he will rename his Volner Party to Huxit Party, to advocate the Hungarian exit from the EU. The official renaming did not yet occur. 14 May – Renovation of Metro Line 3: Semmelweis Klinikák, Corvin-negyed, and Kálvin tér stations open, Lehel tér, Nagyvárad tér and Dózsa György út stations close, the latter for the second time for the construction of accessibility infrastructure. With that, the last un-renovated stations close. 19 May – New World People's Party dissolved 19–20 May – A conservative conference billed by the organizers as CPAC Hungary was held in Budapest, Hungary. Speakers included Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Spain's Vox party leader Santiago Abascal, Eduardo Bolsonaro, right-wing US commentator Candace Owens, Ernst Roets the Deputy CEO of AfriForum, and former US White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, as well as far-right US conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec and Hungarian journalist Zsolt Bayer. According to The Guardian, Bayer has previously "called Jews 'stinking excrement', referred to Roma as 'animals' and used racial epithets to describe Black people". 24 May – Hungary declares a state of emergency over the war in Ukraine and problems in the Hungarian economy caused in part by the conflict.
June
27 June – Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest.
July 12 July – Parliament passes Act XIII of 2022 on itemized tax of low-tax entrepreneurs (KATA) abolishing the KATA simplified tax type. The act is published in Magyar Közlöny on 18 July.Magyar Közlöny, Issue No. 118 of 2022 12-25 July – Protests against the abolishment of KATA. 23 July – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a speech in Romania, speaks against the “mixing” of European and non-European races, adding “We [Hungarians] are not a mixed race and we do not want to become a mixed race,”. 29 July - National Transportation Center (NKK) is dissolved.
September 5 September – A vehicle and train collision in Kunfehértó, Hungary, kills seven people and injures the train's driver. 15 September – Hungary pass new abortion restrictions, with a Mandatory ultrasounds bill. Where women who are seeking an abortion will now be obliged to “listen to the foetal heartbeat” before they can have an abortion. This Bill was pushed for by the far-right Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party. 16 September – DK establishes its shadow government led by Klára Dobrev
October
23 October – Thousands of people, including teachers and students, protest across Hungary against the government of Viktor Orbán, demanding higher salaries and the right to strike amid a high level of inflation in the country.
November
10 November – Price caps expanded to chicken eggs and potato, at the 30 September 2022 price. 14 November – Upon the resignation of László Palkovics, his Ministry of Technology and Industry is dissolved.Miniszter megbízatása megszüntetése időpontjának megállapításáról szóló 319/2022. (XI. 14.) KE határozat. In.: Magyar Közlöny. 2022. Issue 186, pp. 7591 Its tasks are delegated to ministers Márton Nagy, János Lázár, János Csák, and Csaba Lantos. 19 November – The Integrity Authority is established, as part of the anti-corruption measures aimed at unlocking frozen EU funds.
December
6 December - End of price caps on petrol. 16 December - Széchenyi Chain Bridge is re-opened after 18 months of renovation, for BKK buses, taxis and cyclists only. 22 December - The European Commission announced it would hold back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system.
Deaths
January
1 January – Gergely Homonnay, 46, Hungarian writer, journalist and LGBTQ activist.Writer and Opposition Activist Gergely Homonnay Found Dead in Rome 4 January – Irma Mico, 107, Austro-Hungarian-born French resistance fighter.Décès d'Irma Mico, Juive d'origine roumaine icône de la Résistance
February
2 February – Irén Pavlics, 87, Hungarian-Slovenian writer.Poslovila se je Irena Pavlič 4 February – Tibor Bodnár, 66, Hungarian Olympic sports shooter (1976, 1980).Bodnár Tibor végső búcsúztatása 12 February – Alexander Brody, 89, Hungarian-American businessman, author, and marketing executive.Meghalt Bródy Sándor Szabolcs Pásztor, 62, Olympic fencer. 17 February – Máté Fenyvesi, 88, footballer. 19 February – Gábor Vida, 92, Olympic figure skater.
March
4 March – Paula Marosi, 85, Olympic frencer. 6 March – Margit Korondi, 89, Gymnast. 7 March – István T. Horváth, 68, Hungarian American chemist. 31 March – Zoltán Friedmanszky, 87, football player.
April
6 April – Karol Divín, 86, Hungarian-born Slovak figure skater. 8 April – József Salim, 54, Olympic taekwondo practitioner. 11 April – Gábor Görgey, 92, writer and poet, minister of culture. 21 April – Iván Markó, 75, dancer and choreographer.
May
4 May – Géza Varasdi, 94, athlete, Olympic bronze medallist. 7 May – Maria Radnoti-Alföldi, 95, Hungarian-German archaeologist and numismatist. 16 May – Albin Molnár, 86, Olympic sailor. 22 May – József Duró, 55, football player. 25 May – Lívia Gyarmathy, 90, film director and screenwriter. 28 May – Péter Haumann, 81, actor.
June
1 June – István Szőke, 75, footballer. 4 June – György Moldova, 88, writer. 10 June – Zoltán Dörnyei, 62, Hungarian-born British linguist. 12 June – Robert O. Fisch, 97, Hungarian-born American pediatrician, artist, and author. 29 June – Miklós Szabó, 93, Olympic long-distance runner.
July
7 July – János Berecz, 91, politician, MP. 9 July – András Törőcsik, 67, footballer 20 July – Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, 82, discus thrower 22 July – Stefan Soltész, 73, Hungarian-Austrian conductor 25 July – John Bienenstock, 85, Hungarian-born Canadian physician 28 July – József Kardos, 62, footballer Péter Szőke, 74, tennis player
August
9 August – Zoltán Halász, 62, Olympic cyclist 11 August – József Tóth, 70, footballer 15 August – András Várhelyi, 68, journalist and politician 18 August – István Liptay, 87, Olympic basketball player 22 August – György Pásztor, 99, Hall of Fame ice hockey player 27 August – Ferenc Stámusz, 88, Olympic racing cyclist
September
1 September – István Szalay, 78, mathematician and politician, MP 7 September – János Fuzik, 64, journalist and politician 14 September – Géza Csapó, 71, canoeist. Mária Wittner, 85, revolutionary and politician, MP 15 September – Tibor Frank, 74, historian. 17 September – Anna Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, 78, Hungarian-born British actress. 21 September – Andrea Molnár-Bodó, 88, gymnast 22 September – István Aranyos, 80, Olympic gymnast 23 September – Imre Koltai, 84, chemical engineer and politician, MP 27 September – Judah Samet, 84, Hungarian-American Holocaust survivor 29 September – Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári, 92, Olympic alpine skier 30 September – József Horváth, 75, Olympic handball player
October
2 October – Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, 79, pianist and composer 26 October – Imre Forgács, 73, jurist, minister of justice 30 October – Miklós Lukáts, 76, politician, MP
November
7 November – Éva Szabó, 77, tennis player 14 November – Pál Révész, 88, mathematician 21 November – Kálmán Mészöly, 81, football player 25 November – Erzsébet Vasvári-Pongrátz, 68, Olympic sports shooter 27 November – Gábor Csapó, 72, water polo player
December
7 December – Ákos Kertész, 90, writer and screenwriter 9 December – Mihály Huszka, 89, Olympic weightlifter 10 December – Gabor Kalman, 92, Hungarian-American physicist 12 December – Iván Faragó, 76, chess grandmaster 14 December – Roch Kereszty, 89, Hungarian-American monk and scholar 21 December – Lajos Koutny, 83, Olympic ice hockey player György Tumpek, 93, swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist 23 December – József Fitos, 63, football player 27 December – Imre Szöllősi, 81, sprint canoeist Tibor Viniczai, 66, agricultural engineer and politician 29 December – János Varga, 83, wrestler
See also List of Hungarian films since 1990
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