12 February - Researchers at the
Konkoly Observatory in Hungary discover
2023 CX1, a 1-metre (3.3-foot) asteroid predicted to fall harmlessly as a
fireball over the
English Channel at 03:00 UTC, making it the seventh asteroid to be discovered before impacting Earth.[5]
March
2 March -
Ministry of Interior publishes a proposed bill for defining the working conditions, advancement and status of Hungarian teachers. Commonly known as the "status law", it sparks a new wave of protests from teachers and students.[6][7]
30 March -
Anna Donáth announces the foundation of Hungary of Tomorrow Association (Holnap Magyarországa Egyesület).[9]
April
4 April –
Attila Mesterházy leaves MSZP and founds his own left-wing party with László Szakács, called Socialists and Democrats (Szocialisták és Demokraták).[10]
12 April – US imposes sanctions on 3 leading officials of the
International Investment Bank (IIB), including its Hungarian vice president Imre Laszlóczki.[11]
13 April – Government of Hungary announces its withdrawal from the International Investment Bank.
24 April – Thousands protest against new education law.[12][13] A part of the crowd marches to the
Carmelite Monastery. Police uses tear gas once.[14]
Student protesters march to the Carmelite Monastery and break the fencing around the building. Police pushes back the crowd with tear gas.[18] 5 people are charged with violence against officials and 8 for covering their faces with masks.[19][20] Momentum PM
Márton Tompos is dragged behind police lines.[21]
Parliament votes to extend the state of emergency due to the Russian-Ukrainian war and rule by decree until November 25.[22][23]
Parliament passes justice reform mandated by the European Commission.[24]
4-5 May –
CPAC Hungary is held in the Bálna building in Budapest.[25]
19 May – Student protest against the status law. They march from Kossuth tér to Oktogon. After the speeches, they marched towards the FIDESZ headquarters, but they were blocked by police.[26][27]
22 May – Renovated
Lehel tér and
Nagyvárad tér metro stations are opened, concluding the 2017-2023 renovation of Metro Line 3.[28]
August
1 August – MÁV closes 10 railway lines (lines 89, 114, 121, 125, 38, 47, 78, 98, 103, and 146).[29]
20 August –
Péter Jakab's On the People's Side Movement officially becomes a party.
September
7 September –
Gábor Vona's Second Reform Era Foundation becomes a political party.[30][31]
15 September – Hungary imposes a national
import ban on 24
Ukrainian agricultural products, including grains, vegetables, several meat products and honey.[32]
16 Sep 2023 – Péter Márki-Zay's Everybody's Hungary People's Party officially becomes a party.[33]