2015 in Hungary

none 2015 Events in the year 2015 in Hungary. Incumbents + Incumbents Position PersonParty President János Áder Fidesz Fidesz Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Fidesz Fidesz Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér Fidesz Fidesz Events April 2015 January – The town Mayor of Ásotthalom László Toroczkai calls for a Hungarian border barrier in the south of the country, to deal with the growing 2015 migrant crisis.origo.hu - Kerítést építene a határon Toroczkai - Viktória Serdült - 23 January, 2015, 13:34origo.hu - Toroczkai: Az illegális migráció ma a legnagyobb fenyegetés - Tibor Lengyel - June 9, 2015, 14:20 February – Vladimir Putin makes a working visit to Hungary.Lyman Rick Bienvenu Helene 2015-02-18 Hungary Keeps Visit by Putin Low-Key as It Seeks to Repair Relations With West https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/world/hungary-keeps-visit-by-putin-low-key-as-it-seeks-to-repair-relations-with-west.html 2026-06-23 The New York Times en-US 0362-43312015-02-18 Putin in Budapest – overcoming isolation https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2015-02-18/putin-budapest-overcoming-isolation 2026-06-23 OSW Centre for Eastern Studies en April – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the return of the Death penalty in Hungary following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/eu-jean-claude-juncker-viktor-orban-hungary-death-penalty-return EU chief warns Hungary over return of death penalty comments TheGuardian.com 30 April 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32523384 Hungary PM calls for death penalty debate with EU BBC News 30 April 2015 June – the Hungarian cabinet approves construction of a 4 m ft high barrier.Feher Margit Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-plans-security-fence-on-serbia-border-to-keep-out-migrants-1434561444 18 August 2015 Wall Street Journal 17 June 2015 June – The Hungarian Government buys back Budapest Bank from GE Capital.http://budapestbeacon.com/economics/govt-completes-purchase-of-budapest-bank/24831 Gov’t completes purchase of Budapest Bank 30 June 2015 1 April 2017 2 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081053/http://budapestbeacon.com/economics/govt-completes-purchase-of-budapest-bank/24831 dead September – Hungary builds the Hungarian border barrier fence on its border with Serbia and Croatia. Deaths :Category:2015 deaths Deaths in 2015 thumb |right |100 px |Jenő Buzánszky in 2010. He was Olympic champion from 1952. 2 January – István Pásztor, cyclist (born 1926).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/istvan-pasztor-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092643/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/istvan-pasztor-1.html dead 18 April 2020 István Pásztor 26 April 2015 sports-reference.com 4 January – János Zsombolyai, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (born 1939) 11 January – Jenő Buzánszky, football player and coach (born 1925).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeno-buzanszky-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeno-buzanszky-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Jenő Buzánszky 26 April 2015 sports-reference.com 16 February – Olga Törös, gymnast (born 1914).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/olga-toros-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/olga-toros-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Olga Törös 26 April 2015 sports-reference.com Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga Origo.hu Hungarian Origo Zrt. 16 February 2015 https://www.origo.hu/sport/20150216-elhunyt-toros-olga.html 26 April 2015 21 April – Ferenc Konrád, water polo player (born 1945) 6 October – Árpád Göncz, writer, politician, President of Hungary (1990–2000) (born 1922) See also List of Hungarian films since 1990 References 2015 Hungary Hungary Category:Years of the 21st century in Hungary Category:2010s in Hungary