2015 in Hungary

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Events in the year 2015 in Hungary.

Incumbents

• President – János Áder
• Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán

Events

• Janaury – 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.[1][2]
• April – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the return of the Death penalty in Hungary following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary.[3][4]
• June – the Hungarian cabinet approves construction of a 4 metres (13 ft) high barrier.[5]
• Hungary builds the Hungarian border barrier fence on its border with Serbia and Croatia. The fence was constructed during the European migrant crisis.

Deaths

Further information: Category:2015 deaths and Deaths in 2015

Jenő Buzánszky in 2010. He was Olympic champion from 1952.

• 2 January – István Pásztor, cyclist (born 1926).[6]
• 4 January – János Zsombolyai, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (born 1939)
• 11 January – Jenő Buzánszky, football player and coach (born 1925).[7]
• 16 February – Olga Törös, gymnast (born 1914).[8][9]
• 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

1. origo.hu - Kerítést építene a határon Toroczkai - Viktória Serdült - 23 January, 2015, 13:34
2. origo.hu - Toroczkai: Az illegális migráció ma a legnagyobb fenyegetés - Tibor Lengyel - June 9, 2015, 14:20
3. "EU chief warns Hungary over return of death penalty comments". TheGuardian.com. 30 April 2015.
4. "Hungary PM calls for death penalty debate with EU". BBC News. 30 April 2015.
5. Feher, Margit (17 June 2015). "Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
6. "István Pásztor". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
7. "Jenő Buzánszky". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
8. "Olga Törös". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
9. "Torna: Elhunyt Törös Olga". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). Origo Zrt. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.