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2021 report exposed conditions at Szolo utca facility
8th January, 2026
A 2021 ombudsman report revealed serious abuses and systemic failures at the Szolo utca reformatory, including unjustified handcuffing, humiliating treatment, staff shortages, and unqualified personnel, as some of the guards there were trained as security guards, animal breeders, or painters.
Unemployment steady in November
8th January, 2026
The jobless rate was 4.4% in November, as the number of registered unemployed was 213,500, the Central Statistics Office reports.
Govt launches euro 1bn airport rail link tender
8th January, 2026
The government has launched an international public procurement tender for a high-speed rail connection to Budapest Airport, a project with an estimated cost of euro 1 billion and a 35-year concession structure.
Heavy snowfall disrupts Hungary
8th January, 2026
A nationwide red alert entered into force at 8 a.m. on Wednesday due to severe winter conditions, requiring all social institutions to take in homeless people at risk from the cold, regardless of capacity or mandate.

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