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“I know a colleague who is almost homeless”: Hungarian law enforcement staff in dire condition

From Magyar Nemzet · () Hungarian

Translated from Hungarian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hungary’s Public Service Police Union says law enforcement personnel face worrying mental and physical conditions.
  • Spokesman Lt. Col. Zoltán Tóth says a pay rise is necessary for decent living standards and safe working conditions.
  • He says recent talks with the Interior Ministry produced no concrete agreement and only outlined government principles.

Hungary’s law enforcement personnel are in such poor condition that one union spokesman says he knows a colleague who is almost homeless.

Lt. Col. Zoltán Tóth, spokesman for the Public Service Police Union, said the mental and physical state of the force had become alarming. He argued that higher pay should not be treated as a luxury demand, but as a condition for a decent livelihood and safe work.

Tóth said the latest meeting with the Interior Ministry did not produce a concrete agreement. Instead, officials presented the government’s general guidelines, leaving the union without a specific settlement on the problems it raised.

The union says the situation cannot wait for a solution. Its concerns cover both the personal hardship facing members and the effect that poor conditions may have on their ability to carry out law enforcement duties safely.

I know a colleague who is almost homeless.

· Zoltán TóthThe union spokesman described the financial hardship facing some law enforcement personnel.
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