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Category Archives: közmunka
Hungarian News Digest – Sept. 27 2011
Every week, there are several news stories that are of interest (to me at least) but for which I never seem to find enough time to write about. I thought it might be worth experimenting with a new series, and … Continue reading
Posted in Antal Rogán, Előd Novák, Fidesz, Forex loans, Hungarian far-right, Hungarian News Digest, János Lázár, Jobbik, közmunka, public works
Tagged brawl, Dombrád, forex repayment bill, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, közmunka, mandatory public work, news digest, Tyirityán Zsolt, UN non-permanent membership
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Mandatory Public Work Projects in Hungary
“We would like to give them valuable and useful work,” said Károly Papp, undersecretary of Hungary’s Department of the Interior, the public officer in charge of Hungary’s public works program. “Workers are going to learn agriculture for a year, and … Continue reading
Posted in criminalization of poverty, extreme right electoral wins, Fidesz, Gyöngyöspata, Hungarian far-right militias, Hungarian government, Hungarian Roma, Hungary, Jobbik, közfoglalkoztatási törvény, közmunka, munkanélküliség, public works, Sándor Pintér, unemployment, Viktor Orbán, workers rights
Tagged forced labour camps
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Der Spiegel: The Goulash Archipelago – EU Remains Silent as Hungary Veers Off Course
On Monday, the German-language weekly Der Spiegel published an exceptionally comprehensive piece on the most disconcerting political developments in Hungary that took place during this summer and on the reasons why this must worry the international community, and the European … Continue reading
Posted in European Union, Fidesz, former prime ministers, Hungarian government, Hungary, közfoglalkoztatási törvény, közmunka, media law, parliament, public media firings, unemployment, US-Hungarian diplomatic relationships, Viktor Orbán, Western criticism of Hungary
Tagged Der Spiegel, government debts
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Még egy lapáttal: Hungarian Gulag in the Making
UPDATE – 07/11/2011: Proposal now officially a law in Hungary. Scroll down for details. We are continually behind. The news coming out of Hungary follow in such close succession that, just when we feel like we have caught our breath, … Continue reading
